On December 30, 2020, the Indian Ministry of Commerce and Industry’s DirectorateGeneral of Trade Remedies issued its final conclusion on Investigation No 6/41/2019-DGTR,proposing the country’s Finance Ministry apply a tax of 0.25-0.8 USD per kg onproducts under investigation and 0.41 USD on each kilo of Vietnamese products.
The investigation began on January 14, 2020 at the request of the IndianMan-made Yarn Manufacturers’ Association, targeting products coded 5510.11.10;5510.12.10; 5510.1.90; 5510.90.10; and 5510.90.90 and covering a period from April1 - December 31, 2019.
Figures from the General Department of Vietnam Customs show that theexport value of Vietnamese products targeted by the investigation totalled 9.7million USD in 2019, a rise of 78 percent year-on-year./.