The IndianSteelAssociation (ISA), which represents top local makers of the alloy, has urged New Delhi to take immediate steps to banimportsfromIranafter a near five-fold increase in shipments that might be traced back to the Persian Gulf nation.
Imports have increased after the imposition of US sanctions on Tehran, the ISA said last week, adding that the trend may have serious implications underCAATSA(Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act).
Furthermore, surging imports from Iran via the UAE at ‘predatory’ prices have added to the worries of Indian steel companies, the ISA said in a letter to steel secretary Binoy Kumar.
“Steel imports, whether directly from Iran or via transhipment (through) the UAE, should be banned since this trade is in grave violation of US sanctions, which can attract retaliatory measures by the US against India,” ISA secretary general Bhaskar Chatterjee said in the letter seen by ET.
