China extends anti-dumping duties on optical fibers from India
Updated 11:36, 13-Aug-2020
CGTN

China's Ministry of Commerce announced on Thursday that it will extend anti-dumping duties on single-mode optical fibers imported from India.

The ministry said the latest ruling will take effect from August 14 and last five years, with punitive tariffs ranging between 7.4 percent and 30.6 percent, depending on the specific Indian manufacturers.

The decision was made after a reinvestigation. The ministry started a reinvestigation last year in response to applications by domestic producers who said harms on the local industry would continue should the duties be scrapped.

The fibers from India were previously subject to anti-dumping duties ranging from 7.4 to 30.6 percent for five years until mid-August of 2019, according to a ruling on August 13, 2014.

The ministry ruled that if the anti-dumping measures are terminated, the dumping of India-produced single-mode optical fibers may continue or recur, and the damage to China's domestic industries could follow suit.

Single-mode optical fibers, which are optical fibers designed to carry only a single mode of light within a certain wavelength range, have fast transmission rates, long transmission distances, and a large transmission capacity.

The fibers are mainly used in networks such as long-haul communications, metropolitan networks, cable television, and fiber access networks such as fiber to the home (FTTH).