The Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) of India officially announced the initiation of an anti-dumping investigation on stainless steel welded pipes from Thailand and Vietnam.
The products under investigation are stainless steel welded pipes falling under HS codes: 7306 40 00, 7306 61 00, 7306 69 00, 7304 11 10, 7304 11 90, 7304 41 00, 7304 51 10, 7304 90 00, 7305 11 29, 7305 90 99, 7306 11 00, 7306 21 00, 7306 29 19, 7306 30 90, 7306 50 00, 7306 90 11, 7306 90 19, 7306 90 90. The HS codes are not limited to the reviewed product scope.
It is noteworthy that the stainless steel welded pipes in question are subject to India’s countervailing duty. Recently, DGTR announced the initiation of the final review of the countervailing duty order on stainless steel welded pipes originating or imported from China and Vietnam.
In addition to the final review of the countervailing duty order, stainless steel welded pipes originating from Vietnam to India will also be subjected to the anti-dumping investigation.
The investigation period is determined from April 1, 2022, to March 31, 2023. Regarding injury-related aspects, the investigation period will include the latest three financial years: 2019-2020, 2020-2021, and 2021-2022.