DGTR Proposes Anti-Dumping Duty on Solar Glass Import from China and Vietnam

Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) has proposed anti-dumping duties on textured

tempered glass imports from China and Vietnam, aiming to shield domestic manufacturers 

from price undercutting. Also known as solar glass, these glasses are used as a component 

in solar PV panels and solar thermal applications.

Directorate General of Trade Remedies(DGTR) has recommended anti-dumping duties on imports

of textured tempered glass from China and Vietnam to protect domestic manufacturers from

undercutting. The recommended duty aligns with the lesser of the dumping and injury margins to

offset injury to local producers.

Textured Tempered Glass is used as a component in solar photovoltaic panels and solar thermal

applications. "The product under consideration is 'Textured Toughened (Tempered) Glass with a

minimum of 90.5 percent transmission of thickness not exceeding 4.2 mm (including tolerance of

0.2 mm) and where at least one dimension exceeds 1500 mm, whether coated or uncoated'

originating in or exported from China PR and Vietnam," noted the preliminary findings report.

The recommendation follows an investigation after Borosil Renewables Ltd.,representing India's

solar glass industry, filed an application before DGTR for initiation of an anti-dumping investigation

concerning imports of Textured Tempered Glass originating in or exported from China and Vietnam.

The Authority noted that there is no known difference in products under consideration produced by

the Indian industry and exported from the subject countries. "Product under consideration produced

by the Indian industry and imported from the subject countries are comparable in terms of

characteristics such as physical characteristics,manufacturing process and technology, functions

and uses, product specifications,pricing,distribution and marketing and tariff classification of the

goods. The two are technically and commercially substitutable," noted DGTR in its findings.

Borosil,which produced nearly 72 percent of India's textured tempered glass during the period

under review (January1,2023, to December 31, 2023), claimed dumped imports were pressuring

domestic prices.

DGTR's investigation showed that imports from China and Vietnam made up 98 percent of India's

textured tempered glass imports, rising to 779,017 MT by the end of the review period.Import

values remained lower than the domestic sales price, preventing local manufacturers from

adjusting prices to cover production costs.

DGTR in its finding noted that domestic capacity is adequate to meet 84 percent of India's demand.

The authority found that both domestic and imported glass are comparable in characteristics and

substitutable, confirming that anti-dumping duties will not impact availability.