West Asia conflict: Anti-dumping duties need a downstream impact test

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The items targeted by the DGTR included calcined gypsum, insoluble sulfur, untreated fumed silica, sodium hydrosulfide, 2-ethylhexanol, beta naphthol, acetone, polyvinyl chloride (PVC) paste resin, polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resin and films, viscose rayon filament (VFY) yarn, nylon filament yarn, elastomeric filament yarn, seamless tubes, pipes and hollow profiles of iron, alloy or non-alloy steel, flat-rolled aluminium products and so on. Almost all these items are raw materials or intermediates, so any anti-dumping duty on them can raise costs for user industries. For example, higher costs of VFY, a key input in the textile industry, are transmitted down the…

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