The commerce ministry's investigation arm DGTR has recommended an anti-dumping duty of USD 422 per tonne on Chinese drawer sliders with a view to guard MSME units. In its findings, the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) has concluded that 'Telescopic Channel Drawer Slider' has been exported to India at a price below the normal value, resulting in dumping. The imports are also undercutting the prices of the domestic industry, the DGTR has said in a notification. "The authority recommends imposition of anti-dumping duty on the imports," it said. The directorate had "suo-motu" initiated the probe against the alleged dumping of this product to guard micro, small & medium enterprise (MSME) units against cheap imports from the neighbouring country. Usually, anti-dumping investigations are initiated based on an application filed by domestic producers, but since the fragmented industries did not have the know-how of the procedures involved in the trade remedy probe, the ... Read The Rest at :