Archive · 1 Oct 2026
Chinese mobile covers may cost more after anti-dumping duty
India’s trade authority wants to make some mobile covers from China more expensive.
It recommended adding a special import charge for five years.
The suggested amount is $72 for every 1,000 covers.
The authority said Chinese covers took nearly half of the Indian market.
Indian makers had about one-fourth of the market.
It said Chinese products were sold at prices that Indian small businesses could not match.
This made it harder for Indian companies to raise prices and earn profits.
If the duty is imposed, shoppers may eventually pay more for some mobile covers.
India’s trade-remedies authority recommended a five-year anti-dumping duty on mobile covers from China.
The recommended duty is $72 per 1,000 pieces, subject to the applicable dumping and injury margins.
Chinese imports captured nearly half of India’s mobile-cover market, while domestic producers held about one-fourth.
Imports rose sharply in 2022-23 and 2023-24, though they declined during the investigation period.
The authority said low-priced imports hurt domestic sales, prices, capacity utilisation, profits, and inventories.
- Who
- The Directorate of Trade Remedies under the Commerce and Industry Ministry, Chinese exporters, and Indian mobile-cover manufacturers.
- What
- A five-year anti-dumping duty was recommended on mobile covers imported from China.
- When
- The recommendation was published on October 1, 2026; the investigation covered the stated injury period and period of investigation.
- Where
- India, involving mobile-cover imports from China.
- Why
- The authority found that low-priced Chinese imports increased their market share, undercut domestic prices, and harmed Indian producers.
- Recommended duty
- $72 per 1,000 pieces
- Duration
- Five years
- Source country
- China
- Domestic market share
- Chinese imports captured nearly half of the market; domestic industry held about one-fourth.
- Import trend
- Imports increased sharply in 2022-23 and again in 2023-24, then declined during the investigation period.
- Import scale
- Imports were reported at 204% of domestic-industry production and 51% of Indian consumption.
- Impact on producers
- The authority reported lower profitability, low capacity utilisation, increased inventories, and price undercutting.