At the request of the Indian Solar Manufacturers Association (ISMA), the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) under the Indian Ministry of Commerce and Industry has terminated its anti-dumping investigation on solar cells from China, Thailand and Vietnam.

The complaint was withdrawn after the government imposed basic tariffs on solar cells and modules as price pressures on domestic manufacturers eased. The Indian government has imposed a 40% basic tariff on solar modules and a 25% basic tariff on solar cells since April.

ISMA said: “The above-mentioned levies cover the full range of the products under investigation and have largely relieved the price pressure on the domestic industry due to the dumping by the countries under investigation, although not yet fully.”

In May 2021, DGTR launched an investigation into solar cells from China, Thailand and Vietnam. The survey was based on applications submitted by three companies: Mundra Solar PV, Jupiter Solar Power and Jupiter International. In applications filed with ISMA, the companies sought to impose anti-dumping duties to protect them from cheap imports.