Solar – Make in India

Due to prevailing covid-19 pandemic situation, Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) under the ministry of commerce & industry, on June 11, 2020 conducted an oral hearing in Review Investigation for continued imposition of Safeguard Duty on imports of “Solar Cells whether or not assembled in modules or panels” into India. Earlier, the government had extended the timeline up to May 11, 2020 for the stakeholders to file responses on the same covid-19 grounds.

Safeguard duties can be imposed on items, over and above existing customs duties, if it can be conclusively proved that a steep increase in imports over a period of time resulted in injury and disruption for local businesses.