DGTR Proposes Anti-Dumping Duty on Solar Glass Import from China and Vietnam
Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) has proposed anti-dumping duties on textured tempered glass imports from China and Vietnam, aiming to shield domestic manufacturers from price undercutting. Also known as solar glass, these glasses are used as a component in solar PV panels and solar thermal applications.
November 11, 2024. By Mrinmoy Dey
Textured Tempered Glass is used as a component in solar photovoltaic panels and solar thermal applications. “The product under consideration is 'Textured Toughened (Tempered) Glass with a minimum of 90.5 percent transmission of thickness not exceeding 4.2 mm (including tolerance of 0.2 mm) and where at least one dimension exceeds 1500 mm, whether coated or uncoated’ originating in or exported from China PR and Vietnam,” noted the preliminary findings report.
The recommendation follows an investigation after Borosil Renewables Ltd., representing India’s solar glass industry, filed an application before DGTR for initiation of an anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of Textured Tempered Glass originating in or exported from China and Vietnam.
The Authority noted that there is no known difference in products under consideration produced by the Indian industry and exported from the subject countries. “Product under consideration produced by the Indian industry and imported from the subject countries are comparable in terms of characteristics such as physical characteristics, manufacturing process and technology, functions and uses, product specifications, pricing, distribution and marketing and tariff classification of the goods. The two are technically and commercially substitutable,” noted DGTR in its findings.
Borosil, which produced nearly 72 percent of India’s textured tempered glass during the period under review (January 1, 2023, to December 31, 2023), claimed dumped imports were pressuring domestic prices.
DGTR’s investigation showed that imports from China and Vietnam made up 98 percent of India’s textured tempered glass imports, rising to 779,017 MT by the end of the review period. Import values remained lower than the domestic sales price, preventing local manufacturers from adjusting prices to cover production costs.
DGTR in its finding noted that domestic capacity is adequate to meet 84 percent of India’s demand. The authority found that both domestic and imported glass are comparable in characteristics and substitutable, confirming that anti-dumping duties will not impact availability.
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