- The Indian ceramic tiles industry is fragmented and cannot match the might of their Chinese counterparts, hence, the government has to come forward for the protection of Indian MSMEs.
- The ceramic tiles industry in India has a large number of small-scale producers located in Morbi and Himmatnagar in Gujarat.
- The government has extended anti-dumping duty on imports of various types of porcelain and vitrified tiles from China to protect the domestic industry, primarily micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), by three months,
- To save the domestic tiles industry from cheaper imports from China, the government had imposed up to $1.87 per square meter anti-dumping duty in 2016 for five years, which would have expired on March 28, 2021.
- Accepting the DGTR recommendation, the finance ministry on Thursday extended anti-dumping duty till June 28, unless it is revoked, superseded, or amended.
- Other economies are also facing similar dumping. The US authorities had also taken action against the massive dumping of Chinese tiles in their country in 2019.
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