India's anti-dumping shield on Asian aluminum foil to stay up through 2026

After Turkey's move to guard its domestic aluminum foil industry from Chinese dumping, India has decided to extend the anti-dumping duty on aluminium foil imports from China, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand until December 15, 2026. The decision was passed as domestic producers like Hindalco Industries Limited and SRF Altech sought the continuation of the levy to safeguard local manufacturers from unfairly priced imports.

The move aims to ensure that current trade protection measures remain active while the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) under the Ministry of Commerce continues its Sunset Review investigation into imports of "aluminum foil 80 micron and below" originating in, or exported from, the four countries. Through an