India may impose antidumping duty on coated paper from China, EU and the US as the Government has initiated a probe into an alleged dumping of the product following complaints by domestic players.
Indian Paper Manufacturers Association on behalf of BIlT Graphics Paper Products, subsidiary of Ballarpur Industries, has filed an application before the Directorate General of Antidumping and Allied Duties (DGAD) for initiation of anti- dumping investigation on imports of coated paper from these countries. The DGAD, under the Commerce Ministry, in a notification stated that it has prima facie found “evidence of dumping” of the paper from from China, European Union (EU) and the US. The authority “hereby initiates an investigation into the alleged dumping, and consequent injury to the domestic industry,” the notification said.