Safeguard duty on steel imports will deal MSMEs a blow
Financial Express Chennai|December 04, 2024
THE PROPOSAL FOR a 25% safeguard duty on steel imports, if implemented, will deal a blow to the struggling micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and engineering exports, according to industry representatives and experts.
MUKESH JAGOTA
Safeguard duty on steel imports will deal MSMEs a blow

The steel ministry's "ill-conceived" proposal will not just have an impact in terms of cost of inputs for MSMEs but also make their products "uncompetitive against imports," secretary general of the Federation of Indian Micro and Small & Medium Enterprises Anil Bhardwaj said.

The safeguard duty can also lead to an increase in project costs in sectors such as housing, thereby triggering a slowdown. This slowdown will again indirectly hurt MSMEs. Barring cement and steel, all inputs for construction come from small and medium enterprises, Bhardwaj said.

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