India: Review recommends China TBR duties for 3 more years

In its Sunset Review of anti-dumping duties that have been imposed on Chinese-made truck and bus radials since 2017 and were set to expire on 17 September 2022, the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) within India’s Ministry of Commerce & Industry said it was likely that the local market would suffer should these duties no longer be applied. It thus recommended that the government continue charging anti-dumping duties on these products for a further three years.

The Sunset Review (Case No. AD (SSR) – 02/2022) was requested by the Automotive Tyre Manufacturer’s Association (ATMA) on behalf of Apollo Tyres, JK Tyre & Industries and MRF, manufacturers whose output constitutes more than 50 per cent of all truck and bus radial production in India. Other domestic manufacturers, including Birla Tyres, Bridgestone India, Continental India, Michelin India and Ceat, did not participate in the investigation.

The review covers tyres, tubes and flaps as classified under Chapter 40 of India’s Customs Tariff Act. The DGTR describes these products as “new/unused pneumatic radial tyres with or without tubes and/or flap of rubber (including tubeless tyres)” that have a nominal rim diameter code above 16-inches and are fitted to trucks and buses.

The DGTR recommends the continued application of anti-dumping duties of US$452.33 per metric tonne upon HS code 40112010 tyres originating in China for a further three years.

Click here to read the DGTR’s final findings notification