Final Findings issued recommending imposition of anti-dumping duty on imports of Mobile Covers from China PR (24.09.2026)
Product description: Mobile phone cases excluding Askin Aramid phone cases
HS Code: Indicatively under Chapter 39 (392690, 392610, 392640) and Chapter 85 (851779, 851760, 851770)
Country: China PR
Applicant: All Indian Mobile Covers Manufacturers Association (AIMCMA)
Date of initiation: 29.09.2025
Period of investigation: 01.04.2024 to 31.03.2025
Injury period: 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24 and the period of investigation
Recommended duties and ranges –
| Producers | Dumping Margin | Injury Margin | Duty ($/1000 pcs) |
| Dongguan Qiangshuo Technology Co. Ltd. | Negative | Negative | Nil |
| Dongguan Longcheng Leatherware Co. Ltd. | Negative | Negative | Nil |
| Any other producer/exporter (China PR) | 360-380 | 280-300 | 72 |
| Any producer, China PR (exported via any country other than China PR) | – | – |
Key Findings –
- The domestic industry falls in the MSME category with majority comprising small-scale industries. Applicant companies constitute domestic industry per the Rules.
- The volume of subject imports has increased in both absolute and relative terms over the injury period.
- The imports of subject goods are undercutting and suppressing the prices of the domestic industry.
- The market share of subject imports has increased while that of domestic industry has decreased.
- The domestic industry has substantial capacity to cater to Indian demand, however, domestic industry’s capacity is grossly underutilised.
- The profitability parameters of the domestic industry have significantly declined by the POI.
- The dumping and injury margin determined for non-cooperative producers is positive and significant.
- Cooperating producers’ imports constitute only 0.05% of total imports with dumping and injury margin determined as negative for them.
- Impact of recommended duty on the end users would be of less than 1%.
