The Government of India has imposed a temporary anti-dumping duty (AD) for a period of six months on imports of low-ash metallurgical coke (meth coke) from six countries, according to a government notification issued on Friday, January 2.
The AD duty will be applicable on imports of meth coke from Australia, China, Colombia, Indonesia, Japan and Russia.
This levy follows investigation conducted by India. The Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) concluded that coke imports from these six countries were being dumped into the Indian market at prices below their normal value.
The investigation further found that such dumped imports had caused material damage to the domestic industry, adversely affecting production, capacity utilization, profitability and market share. On this basis, the DGTR recommended the imposition of a provisional anti-dumping duty to prevent further damage until a final decision is made.
The provisional anti-dumping duty rates are:
- China: US$130.66/t
- Colombia: US$119.51/t
- Russia: 85.12 USD/t
- Indonesia: 85.72 USD/t
- Australia: 73.55 USD/t
- Japan: 60.87 USD/t
