It also sought Directorate General of Anti-Dumping & Allied Duties (DGAD) to play a proactive role to offset any disadvantage incurring on account of WTO non-compliant subsidies to Chinese industry.
Showing concern that Chinese goods are causing unfair trade disruption leading to Indian industries to bleed, a parliamentary panel has sought amendments in the Customs Act to complete investigations and prosecution of violators who import Chinese goods by circumventing anti-dumping framework through misclassification of products.
It also sought Directorate General of Anti-Dumping & Allied Duties (DGAD) to play a proactive role to offset any disadvantage incurring on account of WTO non-compliant subsidies to Chinese industry.
Noting that the anti-dumping framework suffers from lax implementation, the Parliamentary Standing committee on Commerce – in its report 'Impact of Chinese Goods on Indian Industry' – said, "The unscrupulous elements are able to import Chinese goods by circumventing the goods put under anti-dumping framework through misclassification of products."
Showing deep concern over lax implementation of law that is resulting in shutting down of domestic industries and loss of employment, it asked the government to take strong punitive measures against the importers circumventing the anti-dumping provisions.
Hitting hard on Modi Government's Ease of Doing Business policy, the committee said in its name "We are more willing to give market access to Chinese goods which is destroying our manufacturing while China is smartly protecting its industries from Indian competition."
"The committee strongly recommends that BIS must also reciprocate in the same manner as Chinese," the committee said naming solar, textile and toys industries as the worst sufferers.
Maintaining that it is not against trade with China, the Committee said at the same time it wants complete protection to Indian industry against any illegitimate, protectionist and unfair trade practices of any country.
The panel led by SAD MP in Rajya Sabha, Naresh Gujral also pointed out at the rampant under invoicing of Chinese goods and asked the government to work out a formal arrangement with China in which Indian customs administration could easily get price and other relevant information for imports suspected of under invoicing.
The panel also sought to create public opinion to discourage buying of substandard imported products while at the same asking the government to institute strong quality framework and supporting infrastructure to avert cheap and poor products of China which negatively impact Indian industry.
It also asked the industry's department to implement the Quality Control Orders at the earliest to stop Chinese industry from monopolising with its low-quality goods.
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