On August 30, 2023, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (India) announced the final judgment on the anti-dumping investigation against China’s tempered glass. Mr. Jia Zheng, the senior partner and director in the International Trade and Maritime practice group of Zhong Yin Law Firm, represented Jiangsu Xiuqiang Glasswork Co., Ltd., Zhongshan Meiyi Electrical Appliance Co., Ltd. and Jiangyin Suifeng Glass Co., Ltd. to respond to the investigation, and assisted these three companies in winning zero tariff rate in the final decision, achieving a complete victory. This is one of the best results obtained in the past five years for Chinese exporting entities in India’s anti-dumping investigation against China. In this case, the tax rates applied for most of other Chinese exporting entities range from $41.8/ton to $243/ton. On September 30, 2022, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (India) made an announcement to initiate an anti-dumping investigation against tempered glass originating in China.
During the anti-dumping practice for the past 20 years, Zhong Yin Trade Remedy practice group has represented more than 300 Chinese enterprises to respond to almost 200 anti-dumping and countervailing cases, concerning the worldwide major markets in America, Europe Union, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Eurasian Economic Union, India, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Pakistan, Turkey, South Africa, Egypt, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Peru, Columbia, Chile, Uruguay, etc. Zhong Yin Trade Remedy practice group represented more than 60 domestic enterprises to respond in 45 anti-dumping and countervailing cases initiated by India against China concerning sulfur black, ceftriaxone sodium, energy-saving lamps, ceramic tiles, radial tire, penicillin, carbon black, barium carbonate, SDH system, paracetamol, graphite electrode, FDY, gliclazide, albendazole, dichloromethane, PTA, aluminium foil, amoxicillin trihydrate, hot-rolled steels, refined naphthalene, steel wire rods, ofloxacin carboxylic acid, ofloxacin, high-tenacity polyester wires, zeolite powder, dimethylformamide, atrazine, PET, refrigerant, fluoro backsheet, solar cells, resin grinding wheels, atorvastatin, glycine, ursodeoxycholic acid, industrial laser machines, tempered glass, printed-circuit boards, sodium cyanide and so forth and obtained good results of “no tariff”, “the lowest tariff rate” or “zero tariff” in the country for several times.
Zhong Yin Trade Remedy and WTO Legal Service Center is staffed with a team of lawyers and accountants with rich theoretical achievements, extensive practice experience, and excellent representation performance, and their practice areas include anti-dumping, countervailing, safeguards, WTO negotiations and dispute resolution, trade barrier investigations, investment measures associated with trade, service trade, customs laws, and so forth. The service spectrum of Zhong Yin lawyers covers each stage of the anti-dumping process, including response to and appeal against the original investigations, administrative review in various types, judicial review, as well as tax assessment and tax reimbursement. The purpose of the Center is to make good use of the domestic laws of each country concerned and the WTO rules to safeguard the free trade rights of the country and the enterprises, protect the legitimate rights of the clients, take the needs of the enterprises as its own for creating a world-class brand in trade remedy and WTO legal services.