India: Dumping duty on plaster boards from China, 3 other nations

18/04/2013 12:00 - 468 Views

The Finance Ministry has imposed definitive anti-dumping duty on certain gypsum plaster boards imported from China, Indonesia, Thailand and the United Arab Emirates.

The levy does not apply to fire boards, impact boards, ECHO boards, heat boards and thermal boards.

This anti-dumping duty will be valid for five years with effect from June 7, 2012, the date of imposition of provisional anti-dumping duty.

Saint Gobain Gyproc India Ltd had filed the petition seeking anti-dumping probe on gypsum plaster boards imported from these four countries.

In the case of gypsum plaster boards produced and exported from China, the duty has been pegged at $32.85 per cubic metre. For imports from Indonesia, it has been pegged at $24.11 per cubic metre.

In the case of Thailand, the anti-dumping duty for plaster boards produced and exported by Siam Gypsum Industry (Saraburi) Co Ltd and Siam Gypsum Industry (Songkhla) Co Ltd has been pegged at $54.46 per cubic metre.

For other producers and exporters from Thailand, the anti-dumping duty has been pegged at $73.80 per cubic metre.

In the case of the UAE, the duty for plaster boards produced and exported by Gypsemna Co (L.L.C) Dubai has been pegged at $12.30 per cubic metre. For all other producers and exporters from the UAE, the Revenue Department has imposed duty of $20.15 per cubic metre.

New Delhi, April 15, 2013

By K. R. Srivats

Source: thehindubusinessline.com