ADD on Hot Rolled flat products from Vietnam

Last updated: 13 November 2025

Notice Date : 12 November 2025

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The Ministry of Finance has announced a new anti-dumping duty on hot rolled flat products of alloy or non-alloy steel originating from Vietnam. This decision follows findings that these goods were exported to India at unfairly low prices, causing injury to the domestic steel industry. The duty aims to protect the local industry from further harm.

MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department Of Revenue)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 12th November, 2025
No. 32/2025-Customs (ADD)

G.S.R. 836(E).— Whereas in the matter of ‘Hot rolled flat products of alloy or non-alloy steel’ (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods) falling under tariff heading 7208, 7211, 7225 or 7226 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) (hereinafter referred to as the Customs Tariff Act), originating in, or exported from Vietnam (hereinafter referred to as the subject country), and imported into India, the designated authority in its final findings, vide notification No. 06/15/2024-DGTR, dated the 13th August, 2025, published in the Gazette of India,Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 13th August, 2025, has inter-alia come to the conclusion that—

the subject goods have been exported to India from the subject country at a price below the
normal value, resulting in dumping;
the domestic industry has suffered injury as a result of dumped imports;
there is also threat of further aggravated injury to the domestic industry, if anti-dumping duty isnot imposed on import of subject goods from subject country,and has recommended imposition of an anti-dumping duty on the imports of subject goods, originating in, or exported from the subject country and imported into India, in order to remove injury to the domestic industry.

Official copy of the circular has been attached

FAQ :

The anti-dumping duty applies to 'Hot rolled flat products of alloy or non-alloy steel' falling under tariff headings 7208, 7211, 7225, or 7226 of the Customs Tariff Act.

The duty is imposed on imports of these steel products originating from or exported by Vietnam.

The duty has been imposed because the designated authority found that the steel products were dumped in India at prices below their normal value, causing injury and a threat of further injury to the domestic industry.

The purpose is to remove the injury caused to the domestic industry by the dumped imports of these steel products from Vietnam.

This notification was issued by the Ministry of Finance on the 12th November, 2025.