DGTR marks 8th Foundation Day; e-filing platform for trade remedy cases coming
The Directorate General of Trade Remedies marked its 8th Foundation Day on 17 May 2025; India has initiated over 1,200 trade remedy investigations since 1995 and a digital e-filing platform is to go live soon.
Summary
The Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry observed its 8th Foundation Day on 17 May 2025. Since 1995, India has initiated over 1,200 trade remedy investigations, with DGTR often concluding probes within a year. Recent interventions protected sectors such as solar cells and copper wire rods from unfairly priced and subsidised imports, while safeguard duties and quantitative restrictions addressed import surges in products such as palm oil and metallurgical coke. The Government is developing a digital platform for electronic submission of documents in trade remedy investigations. DGTR launched a dedicated helpdesk for MSMEs in 2019.
Key facts
- Occasion
- 8th Foundation Day, 17 May 2025
- Ministry
- Commerce and Industry
- Investigations
- 1,200+ trade remedy cases initiated by India since 1995
- Coming
- Digital e-filing platform for trade remedy investigations
- MSME helpdesk
- Launched 2019
Practice MCQs 2 questions
According to DGTR on its 8th Foundation Day (May 2025), India has initiated over how many trade remedy investigations since 1995?
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Correct answer: B — 1,200
Since 1995, India has initiated over 1,200 trade remedy investigations.
In which year did the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) launch a dedicated helpdesk to assist MSMEs?
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Correct answer: C — 2019
DGTR launched a dedicated helpdesk for MSMEs in 2019 to help them navigate trade remedy processes.