Thailand has announced
in December 2002, anti dumping duty of 60.88 per cent on exports
of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) and 66.16 per cent
on Tata Iron and Steel Company (TISCO). It initiated anti dumping
proceedings against hot rolled flat steel originating from 11
countries including India.
The Minister
for Steel, Shri Braja Kishore Tripathy, in a written reply in
the Rajya Sabha today stated that the Thailand Industrial Standard
Institution (TISI) certification has been mandatory for each
thickness/size of imported material. Hence imports into Thailand
are restricted only from those producers whose products are
approved by TISI. The Minister further stated that export of
hot rolled flat steel products to Thailand from SAIL has been
nil since the imposition of anti dumping duty.
If this continues,
Indian export to Thailand will be affected in a great way. The
Indian exporters have decided to respond individually to the
investigations initiated by Thailand. SAIL has proposed a minimum
price undertaking, which has not been agreed by the Government
of Thailand.
