Indian Rubber Industry for Removal of Anti-dumping Duty on Raw Materials

The rubber industry of India has called for the removal anti-dumping duties on import of raw materials like rubber chemicals and carbon black. In a pre-budget memorandum, the All India Rubber Industries Association (AIRIA) has said the levy of duties has made the raw materials expensive in comparison to imported finished products.

Vinod Simon, president of the association, said the rubber products are being imported into the country at normal rate of duty without any anti-dumping provision. With over 15,000 rubber products, it is difficult to prove the dumping charges and most of the manufacturers are in the small scale category who do not have the resources to initiate the anti-dumping procedures as per law.