India has initiated a probe into the alleged dumping of a chemical used in household cleaning products by China after finding "evidence" of injury to the domestic industry.
Acting on an application by domestic producers on dumping of Sodium Tripoly Phosphate from China, the Directorate General of Anti-dumping and Allied Duties (DGAD) has started the probe "after finding evidences of dumping of the good from China", an official said.
The investigations would determine the degree, existence and effect of the alleged dumping to recommend the amount of duty, the official said.
The period of investigation is April 2008 to March 2009.
Earlier, the government had imposed duty on several other products, including yarns, fabrics, colour picture tubes, some aluminum products and chemicals.
The government has also imposed anti-dumping duty of up to $1.90 per piece on the import of compact fluorescent lamps (CFL) to guard the domestic industry from cheap Chinese and Vietnamese shipments.
A WTO report said India initiated 42 anti-dumping investigations--the highest among countries between July and December, 2008--followed by Brazil and China.
