The Morbi’s ceramic industry that is facing anti-dumping duty
from Gulf countries has urged the union government to intervene and take
up the issue at diplomatic level. The office bearers of the Morbi Ceramic
Association are trying to convince the government of India to use
diplomatic channel with Saudi Arabia to put off the proceedings against
Indian industry at Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).
The representatives of the ceramic industry have urged the government
of India to persuade the Saudi government not to impose anti-dumping
duty on Indian ceramic products.
Saudi Ceramic Company and other such firms had complained to the
GCC, a regional intergovernmental political and economic union
consisting of all Arab states of the Persian Gulf except Iraq, alleging harmful practice in international trade specially from
ceramic players from India. GCC members include countries are Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and United Arab
Emirates (UAE)