India’s anti-dumping duties on Chinese electrical steel represent a decisive trade action. Specifically, India has imposed a duty of $223.82 per ton on Chinese cold-rolled non-oriented (CRNO) electrical steel, which will remain effective for five years. According to officials, the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) announced this decision through formal findings. After investigation, DGTR concluded that dumped imports of Chinese electrical steel had caused harm to domestic steel manufacturers. Therefore, Indian producers initiated the probe and supported the final recommendation.

Meanwhile, NDTV reported that this measure aims to stabilize local pricing, thereby strengthening India’s trade defense against the inflow of low-cost Chinese steel. Regarding the scope of the anti-dumping duties, the ruling clearly defines the product coverage under this trade remedy. However, India excluded cold-rolled fully hardened silicon electrical steel from the duty—this m...