The Indian government has taken a bold step by implementing five-year anti-dumping duties on aluminium foil from Russia, China and Taiwan. The duties are imposed under the finding of unfair trade practices that are poised to hurt the domestic industries, following the Indian aluminium extrusion industry’s demand to implement safeguard measures to protect the underutilised domestic units from potential overdumping by Free Trade Agreement countries. With the anti-dumping duties for the next five years, where is the Indian aluminium foil industry heading?
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Back in March 2024, India launched a probe into aluminium foil imports from China to safeguard the interest of the domestic industries. This was initiated in response to the complaint filed by key domestic players like Hindalco, Shyam Sel & Power Ltd. and others.
Fast-forward to March 2025, the Indian government imposed provisional anti-dumping duties on the aluminium foil imports from China ranging between USD 619 and USD 873 per tonne. The provisional anti-dumping duties were imposed after the probe was concluded, resulting in the influx of low-priced Chinese aluminium foil inflicting material injury on India's domestic producers.
At present, the action to implement definitive anti-dumping duties on aluminium foil for the next five years has stemmed from the Directorate General of Trade Remedies' investigation unveiling Russia, China and Taiwan's engagement in unfair trade practices by selling aluminium foil at lower prices, damaging the homegrown industries.
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