The decision of the designated authority in the Directorate General of Anti-Dumping and Allied Duties with regard to dumping of sports shoes is likely to be announced on Thursday.

According to officials, the designated authority has not found any case of dumping of toys originating from China.

The suo moto investigation into dumping of dry batteries coming from China by the designated authority in the commerce ministry revealed that "dry cell batteries of Chinese origin have been exported to India below their normal value." The report added that Indian industry, "has suffered material injury and is being threatened with further injury which has been caused by dumped imports from China."

The authority has recommended that the anti-dumping duty should be the difference between $75.25 per 1,000 pieces of dry batteries and landed price of import per 1,000 pieces for all exporters/manufacturers from China.

The authority pointed out that substantial and steady increase in import of batteries from China at abysmally low value, which was not sufficient even to recover the cost of raw material of the domestic industry, has resulted in severe price undercutting. This clearly establishes the casual link between the injury already suffered as well as threat of injury being faced by the domestic industry.