International Trade
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025 : India
Band 3
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+91 11 2371 4408About
Provided by Dua Associates
Dua Associates has been assisting international and domestic clients in International Trade and Customs Laws matters for more than 20 years. The Practice Group comprises of experienced trade lawyers, knowledgeable cost accountants and distinguished former government officials who have in-depth knowledge of both the law and the political landscape across multiple jurisdictions to provide effective global strategies for those engaged in international trade and investment. The team represents clients in international trade remedy litigation, inter alia, covering anti-dumping, safeguard and countervailing duty matters. The Firm has represented companies from all over the world before the concerned government authority, the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (‘DGTR’) and the appellate tribunal (i.e. The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (‘CESTAT’) and as well as before the High Courts and Supreme Court of India.
Members of the Firm are recognized authorities on World Trade Organization agreements and have interacted with government officials on WTO negotiations on anti-dumping and anti-subsidies agreements. The Firm maintains strong relationships with various overseas firms specializing in international trade, anti-dumping and WTO matters. Further, the Firm has contacts with specialist industry teams that assist clients on a wide variety of laws and regulations affecting cross-border and multi-jurisdictional trade transactions and activities.
Chambers Review
The Dua Associates team offers over a decade of experience representing clients in safeguard, anti-dumping and countervailing duty trade remedy matters. The firm represents major-name multinationals, including from the technology, chemical and manufacturing sectors. The team holds a solid track record of working on cases with issues relating to South-East Asia, East Asia, the Middle East and North America.
Work Highlights
- Dua Associates represented the China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Machinery and Electronic Products and Shandong Lingong Construction Machinery in an anti-dumping investigation related to the import of 'Wheel Loaders' from China.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Dua has a very strong international trade team and can provide a strategic legal opinion."
"Dua has a very strong international trade team and can provide a strategic legal opinion."
Notable Practitioners
Shiraz Patodia heads the practice from the New Delhi office, operating across the practice area spectrum including handling of anti-dumping-related mandates and taking a leading role on many of the team's key mandates.
"Shiraz is a very experienced trade lawyer."
Ranked Lawyers at
Dua Associates
India
Clients
Provided by Dua Associates
Kruger Inc., Canada , Alpha Industries SDN BHD, Kodak Group
Industries
Provided by Dua Associates
Diverse industry sectors - manufacturing, chemicals, steel, automotive and governments - Indian and foreign