Posted on 25 Sep 2025
Indian commerce ministry investigation body, Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) has recommended the imposition of anti-dumping duty of $223.82-414.92/tonne on imports of cold rolled non-oriented electrical steel (CRNO) from China for five years, Kallanish notes.
The product under consideration (PUC) is CRNO and it includes cold‐rolled flat steel products of silicon-electrical steel, whether or not in coils, regardless of width and thickness.
It is classified under customs tariff headings 72251920, 72251990, 72261920, and 72261990. Though imports have also been recorded under HS codes 72255010, 72107000, 72261910, 72269110 and 72261100.
The period of investigation (POI) is April 2023-March 2024 (FY24). The injury investigation includes FY21, FY22, FY23 and the POI.
CRNO, also referred to as Non-Oriented Electrical Steel (NOES), NGO, or CRNGO, is widely used in rotating machines such as industrial motors, generators, electric vehicles, and home appliances.
In October 2024, the DGTR initiated an investigation after POSCO Maharashtra Steel Pvt and CSCI Steel Corporation India Pvt filed an application, alleging that surging imports from China were severely undercutting domestic prices and threatening viability (see Kallanish passim).
DGTR found that imports of CRNO from China rose more than ten-fold since 2020-2021, with landed prices consistently below both domestic selling prices and the cost of sales of Indian producers.
Market share of the domestic industry fell from 100 to 88 indexed points in the POI, while capacity utilisation remained depressed despite strong demand growth. Indian producers slipped into losses in 2022-2023, with returns turning negative as Chinese imports surged.
The Authority concluded that dumping margins from China were positive and significant, imports exerted strong price suppression and undercutting effects.
It also noted the domestic industry suffered material injury in profitability, cash flow, market share and return on capital.
DGTR therefore recommended the imposition of anti-dumping duties to offset injury, while noting the measure would have negligible impact on downstream users. The duty will not restrict imports but ensure they enter the Indian market at fair prices.
“The Authority considers it necessary to recommend imposition of definitive anti-dumping duty on the imports of the subject goods from the subject country in the form and manner described hereunder for a period of five years,” DGTR says.
Source:Kallanish
