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India Extends Countervailing Duty on Malaysian Solar Glass Imports for Five More Years

India has extended countervailing duties on solar glass imports from Malaysia for another five years, retaining levies of 9.71 percent to 10.14 percent to protect the domestic solar manufacturing industry from subsidised imports.

June 03, 2026. By Mrinmoy Dey

India has extended countervailing duties on imports of solar glass from Malaysia for another five years, imposing duties ranging from 9.71 percent to 10.14 percent on textured toughened tempered glass used in solar PV modules, following findings that removal of the levy could lead to continued subsidisation and injury to the domestic industry.

The notification was issued by the Ministry of Finance’s Department of Revenue on June 2, 2026, superseding the earlier notification issued in March 2021. The move follows final recommendations by the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR), which concluded that discontinuation of the countervailing duty would likely result in recurrence of subsidisation and harm to Indian manufacturers.

The duties apply to “Textured Toughened (Tempered) Coated and Uncoated Glass” falling under tariff headings 7003, 7005, 7007, 7016, 7020 and 8541.
The product category broadly covers textured toughened (tempered) glass with a minimum of 90.5 percent transmission of thickness not exceeding 4.2 mm (including tolerance of 0.2 mm) and where at least one dimension exceeds 1500 mm, whether coated or uncoated. The product is also known by various other names such as solar glass, solar glass low iron, solar PV glass, high transmission photovoltaic glass, tempered low iron patterned solar glass and heat strengthened glass, noted the Ministry of Finance notification.

Under the revised structure, imports from Malaysian producers Xinyi Solar and SBH Kibing Solar New Materials will attract a countervailing duty of 9.71 percent of CIF value, while imports from all other producers will face a duty of 10.14 percent.

The notification also clarified that the lower company-specific duty rates would only apply upon submission of a valid commercial invoice certifying that the products were manufactured by the specified Malaysian entities. In the absence of such documentation, the higher residual duty would be applicable.

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