Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Foreign Trade (GAFT) has imposed definitive anti-dumping duties on ductile iron pipe imports from India, concluding an investigation launched in July 2025 following a complaint by local producers.
The measures cover hollow pipes and tubes made of cast iron, specifically ductile iron pipes with diameters ranging from 100 mm to 1,000 mm and technical specifications K9 and Class C to C40. The products are mainly used in water, stormwater, sewage, irrigation and firefighting networks.
The products are classified under Saudi Arabia’s integrated customs tariff code 730300000001.
GAFT imposed a final anti-dumping duty of 16.96pct of the CIF value on Electrosteel Castings Limited, subject to a minimum of SAR 714 (USD 190) per ton. The same rate applies to shipments produced by Electrosteel Castings and exported through its related company Electrosteel Bahrain Trading WLL.
Other Indian producers and exporters are subject to a duty of 29.94pct of the CIF value, with a minimum of SAR 1,260 (USD 336) per ton.
The duties will remain in force for five years from the effective date, unless reviewed or amended under Saudi trade remedy regulations.
As Mesteel reported in July 2025, the investigation followed a complaint filed by Saudi Arabian Ductile Iron Pipes Ltd. (SADIP), a wholly owned subsidiary of Saudi Arabian Amiantit Co., together with another domestic producer. At the time, Amiantit said falling import prices from India had affected market share, production capacity and sales, and expected potential anti-dumping measures to support a recovery in its ductile iron pipe business.
GAFT’s final investigation found that imports of the affected product from India increased to 20,318 tons in 2024, up 75pct from 11,611 tons in 2023 and 28pct from 15,872 tons in 2021.
The authority concluded that dumped imports caused material injury to the domestic industry, citing lower domestic sales and market share, price suppression, increased losses, weaker returns on investment and declining operating cash flows.
GAFT also found that local producers reduced selling prices despite higher costs in an effort to compete with lower-priced Indian imports.
The domestic producers covered by the investigation were SADIP and Arabian International Ductile Iron Pipe Co. (ANDPICO).
1 USD / 3.75 SAR