India: Update on Safeguard Duty on Hot Rolled Coils

In a recent development in Safeguard duty case on hot rolled products, DG Safeguards (DGS) have issued a notice to hold public hearing in the case on November 16, 2015 at 10 am in New Delhi.

All the interested parties can present themselves in the public hearing on the above mentioned date. They are required to confirm their participation via mail on or before November 9, 2015.

On October 6’ 2015, DG Safeguards issued a list of petitioners, supporters and new interested parties in the case.

On 15 Sept’15, Indian government announced imposition of 20% provisional safeguard duty on hot rolled products for 200 days. This move was taken by the government in light of increased cheap HRC imports especially from China, Japan, Korea and Russia.


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