Question : DUMPING OF CHINESE GOODS

(a) whether domestic goods made by China are being sold in the Indian markets at cheaper prices as compared to indigenous goods;

(b) if so, whether business community of India is compelled to make imports of Chinese goods legally or illegally in view of the heavy demand of such goods in domestic market;

(c) if so, whether domestic industry is on the verge of closure due to dumping of cheaper Chinese products;

(d) if so, whether China is exporting goods legally or illegally to India despite not being a member of World Trade Agreement Organisation;

(e) if so, the reaction of the Government thereto;

(f) the items exported/ being exported to India by China for the last three years, their values and the impact of the same on Indian industries;

(g) the action taken/ being taken against traders/ importers involved in import of such cheaper goods from China; and
(h) the steps taken/ proposed to be taken to safeguard the interests of Indian Small Scale Industries?

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY ( SHRI OMAR ABDULLAH )

(a) to (c) : Information has been received by the Government concerning unfair trade practices leading to imports of cheap consumer goods from China causing injury to the domestic industry.

(d) & (e): The fact that China is not a member of WTO does not debar it from trading with India.

(f) : The major categories of commodities imported from China since 1998-99 are given below:

Sl. No.	COMMODITY CATEGORY	VALUE IN Rs. (CRORE)
1998-99	99-2000	2000-2001 (Apr-Jul)
1	Pharmaceuticals, Chemicals & Petrochemicals	1405.13	1412.52	507.46
2	Machinery, Electronics & Other Equipment	1104.15	1202.81	454.64
3	Metals, Minerals & Ores	228.25	1210.00	379.01
4	Fabrics & Related Items	500.10	672.90	165.62
5	Agricultural Products	63.49	290.54	64.02
6	Others	391.53	252.28	147.28
GRAND TOTAL	4424.70	5041.05	1718.03