Safeguard Duty On Steel Imports

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  Government Imposes Safeguard Duties On Some Steel Imports

  Steelmakers like JSW Steel, Essar Steel and Steel Authority of India had approached the Directorate General of Anti-Dumping and Allied Duties seeking safeguard measures against cheap imports.

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  Japan May Seek WTO Help To Resolve India Steel Tariff Dispute

  Japan said it may ask the World Trade Organization (WTO) to help resolve a dispute related to India's "safeguard" tariffs on the import of hot-rolled steel.

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  Safeguard Duty On Steel Imports Will Hurt SMEs: Exporters' Body

  Engineering exporters' body EEPC India has said the government's decision to extend the safeguard duty on some steel imports is "anti-SME" and will make India's engineering exports uncompetitive.

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  Extension of Safeguard Duty On Steel To Help Industry: ISA

  The government move to extend the Safeguard Duty of up to 20 per cent on some steel products for two years against cheap imports will aid the industry's recovery, Indian Steel Association said on Thursday.

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  India to Soon Decide on Extending Safeguard Duty: Report

  India will soon take a decision on extending the safeguard duty on steel imports, CNBC-TV18 reported, citing a government official, as the country tries to stop cheap overseas purchases from flooding its market and bolster the domestic steel sector.

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  Government Ready to Impose More Curbs on Steel Imports

  The government is readying to impose more curbs on steel imports, including introducing a safeguard duty, after a 20 per cent import tax failed to contain losses for producers such as Steel Authority of India.

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  Safeguard Duty to Lift Steel Companies Profits: Moody's

  Moody's has said the 20 per cent safeguard duty on some variants of steel imports is credit positive for domestic producers and will improve their profitability.

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  Safeguard Duty May Provide Temporary Relief to Steel Sector: India Ratings

  Steel imports have increased primarily from China, Korea and Japan. While the imposition of import duty of 12.5 per cent applies to China, it does not apply to Korea and Japan, with which India has bilateral free trade pacts.

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  Safeguard Duty on Imports Good for Steel Sector: Piyush Jain

  Piyush Jain of Morningstar India spoke to NDTV on the government proposing to impose a higher safeguard duty at 20 percent on hot rolled coil (HRC) steel, and said it is good for the sector.

• India Mulls Safeguard Duty on Steel Imports

  Safeguard duty is a WTO-compatible temporary measure that is brought in for a certain timeframe to avert any damage to a country's domestic industry from cheap imports.

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  Government Considers Safeguard Duty on Steel After Import Surge

  Total steel imports into India jumped 72 per cent in the last fiscal year to 9.3 million tonnes.

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  Government Looking into Imposition of Safeguard Duty on Steel Import

  While the government increased import duty on steel by 2.5 per cent last week, some industry players have approached Directorate General of Safeguards for imposition of safeguard duty on the import.

• Budget 2014: Stainless Steel Body for Duty Hike to Check China Imports

  Stating that the share of Chinese stainless steel products has touched about 30 per cent in the Indian market, the Indian Stainless Steel Development Association (ISSDA) has demanded doubling the import duty on these to 10 per cent in the upcoming budget to safeguard interests of the domestic industry.

• India plans safeguard duties on iron, steel items from China

  India plans to impose safeguard duties on some iron and steel pipes, tubes and profiles to protect domestic producers from a flood of imports from countries like China and Italy.