Govt starts probe into circuit board dumping by China, Hong Kong

India imported PCBs worth $478 million from China and Hong Kong during the April-October period, constituting 55 per cent of the total

The commerce department has initiated investigation into dumping allegations on imports of certain printed circuit boards (PCBs) originating from China and Hong Kong. The Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR), part of the Commerce and Industry Ministry, in a notification on Tuesday said the Indian Printed Circuit Association (IPCA) had alleged material injury to the domestic PCB industry owing to the dumping of these electronic goods and sought the imposition of anti-dumping duty on such imports from the two jurisdictions.

“The applicant association (IPCA) has claimed that there is no known difference in the subject goods (PCBs) produced by the domestic