e-mail address : enquiry@tid.gov.hk
Ref. : EIC 693/1
31 July 2020
Dear Sirs,
Commercial Information Circular No. 586/2020
India : Extension of the Safeguard Measure on "Solar Cells Whether or Not Assembled in Modules or Panels"
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry of India published a Final Finding Notification dated 18 July 2020 announcing that India has concluded the review investigation and decided to continue the imposition of safeguard duty on imports of "solar cells whether or not assembled in modules or panels" under the Harmonised System (HS) Codes 8541 40 11 and 8541 40 12. The notification is available at the following link (English version only) –
http://www.dgtr.gov.in/sites/default/files/Solar%20Final%20%20Findings%20of%20Review.pdf
2.Salient points of India's safeguard measure are set out below –
| Product Coverage | : | "Solar cells whether or not assembled in modules or panels" under HS Codes 8541 40 11 and 8541 40 12. | ||
| Safeguard Measure | : | Effective Date | Duration | Safeguard Duty |
| 30 July 2020 | Six (6) months, i.e. up to 29 January 2021 | An ad valorem safeguard duty of 14.90% | ||
| 30 January 2021 | Six (6) months, i.e. up to 29 July 2021 |
An ad valorem safeguard duty of 14.50% | ||
| Application of Provisional Safeguard Measure | : | Imports of the concerned products originating from all economies, including Hong Kong and the Mainland of China, are subject to the safeguard measure unless otherwise excluded from the list as set out in the above-mentioned notification. | ||
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Yours faithfully,
(Miss Joyce TAI)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry
Note: While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the above information, the Department cannot guarantee this to be so and will not be held liable for any reliance placed on the same.