Regulations Of Anti-Dumping In Post-Pandemic In India
- IJLLR Journal
- Mar 28
- 1 min read
Namit Chaute, LLM (Corporate & Commercial Law) student at CHRIST (Deemed to be University) Pune Lavasa
ABSTRACT
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought a wave of protectionism across the globe, changing the world’s trade dynamics. Countries like India have increasingly used anti-dumping duties to shield their local industries against dumped imports. Dumping occurs when foreign producers sell goods in India at a price lower than the normal value, often below the production cost or domestic market price, and can affect local producers. Anti-dumping measures help to negate this act by imposing a duty on imported goods to re- establish fair play in competition. This paper undertakes a detailed analysis of the introduction and amendment of India’s anti-dumping rules in the post- pandemic era. It also makes recommendations for assessing the efficiency of India’s legal structure under the Customs Tariff Act, 1975, and the Anti- Dumping Rules, 1995 against international obligations under the Agreement on Anti-Dumping of the WTO. In this paper, the recent anti-dumping actions will be analyzed through case studies to assess the impact of legal measures on key sectors such as steel, chemicals, electronics, and pharmaceuticals that have been significantly affected by dumping in the post-pandemic trade environment.
Keywords: Anti-Dumping Duties, Trade Protectionism, Customs Tariff Act, 1975, Post-Pandemic Trade, WTO Agreement on Anti-Dumping
