Anti-dumping probe against optical fibre imports launched
Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) investigating into alleged dumping of 'Dispersion Unshifted Single-mode Optical Fibre' originating in or exported from China, Indonesia, Korea
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New Delhi: India has initiated an anti-dumping probe against imports of a certain type of optical fibre from China, Indonesia and South Korea following a complaint by a domestic player.
The duty is aimed at protecting domestic industry from cheap imports. The commerce ministry's investigation arm Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) is probing the alleged dumping of 'Dispersion Unshifted Single-mode Optical Fibre' originating in or exported from these three nations.
The product is used for the manufacture of different kinds of cables, including optical fibre, tight buffer cables, armoured and un-armoured cables. Single-mode optical fibre is mainly applied to high-data-rate, long distance and access network transportation. Birla Furukawa Fibre Optics Pvt Ltd has filed an application on behalf of the domestic industry for the initiation of an anti-dumping investigation.
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