India made a final anti-dumping rule on China's industrial laser machine

A new trade war is once again raging around the world, this time between India and China.

According to the information released by the China Trade Remedy Information Network as of October 7, from September 20 to September 30, in just 10 days, India launched nine anti-dumping investigations against China. Although India has been the country that has implemented the most anti-dumping measures against China, the density of anti-dumping investigations launched against China in such a short period of time has not been seen in history.

The final anti-dumping ruling involves 17 well-known laser companies

A year ago, on September 29, 2022, the Indian Ministry of Commerce and Industry issued a notice saying that in response to the application submitted by the Indian domestic enterprise Sahajanand Laser Technology Limited, an anti-dumping investigation was launched on industrial laser machines originated in or imported from China for cutting, marking or welding.

A year later, the results of the investigation have been confirmed in India. According to the news released by the China Trade Remedy Information Network on October 10, on September 27, 2023, the Indian Ministry of Commerce and Industry issued an announcement, Making a final anti-dumping ruling on Industrial Laser Machines (used for cutting, marking, or welding) originating in or imported from the PRC, It is proposed to impose anti-dumping duties on China's products involved in the case for a period of 5 years, the tax rate is 0% to 135.98% CIF, the details of taxation are shown in the attached table.

The products involved in the anti-dumping final ruling are laser cutting machine (LCM), laser marking machine (LMM) and laser welding machine (LWM). Products under Indian Customs Code 84561100, 84569090, 84622920, 84798999, 85152190, 85158090 and 90132000.

Attached table:  India's anti-dumping final ruling on China's industrial laser machine proposed tariff table