New Delhi, March 23 -- India has imposed anti-dumping duties on five Chinese products this month, including vacuum flasks and aluminium foil, to protect domestic industries from cheap imports, media reports said.

According to separate notifications from the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs under the Department of Revenue, duties on Soft Ferrite Cores, vacuum-insulated flasks, and Trichloro Isocyanuric Acid will be in effect for five years.

Vacuum-insulated flasks will face a duty of $1,732 per tonne. Meanwhile, Poly Vinyl Chloride Paste Resin imports from China, South Korea, Malaysia, Norway, Taiwan, and Thailand will be subject to duties ranging from $89 to $707 per tonne for five years.

The decision follows recommendations...