India, Aug. 18 -- The Indian government may impose a three-year import tariff of 11-12 per cent on some selected steel products, if it heeds to a communique by its Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) on August 16.
The proposed tariff on steel imports would begin at 12% in the first year, reduce to 11.5% in the second, and further drop to 11% in the third, Reuters reported.
The move would curb rising shipments from top steel producers like China, whose oversupply has disrupted global markets.
"The Authority concludes that there is a recent, sudden, sharp and significant increase in imports," the DGTR notification said, adding that this could cause serious injury to the domestic steel sector.
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