On October 3, 2023, India’s Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) initiated an anti-dumping (AD) investigation on stainless steel welded pipes and tubes from Thailand and Vietnam, following an application filed by Stainless Steel Pipe and Tubes Manufacturer Association (New Delhi) and Stainless Steel Pipes & Tubes Manufacturers Association (Gujarat).

The period of investigation was from April 1, 2022, to March 31, 2023, and the injury investigation period was 2019-2020, 2020-2021, 2021-2022, and the investigation period.

The products involved are under HS codes 7306 40 00, 7306 61 00, 7306 69 00, 7304 11 10, 7304 11 90, 7304 41 00, 7304 51 10, 7304 90 00, 7305 11 29, 7305 90 99, 7306 11 00, 7306 21 00, 7306 29 19, 7306 30 90, 7306 50 00, 7306 90 11, 7306 90 19, and 7306 90 90.