ISLAMABAD: The All Pakistan Glass Manufacturers Association (APGMA) has asked the National Tariff Commission (NTC) to reconsider its methodology for the anti-dumping investigation into Soda Ash imports from Türkiye and Kenya.

The association has argued that the commission has adopted an unjustified assumption of profit when calculating the Non-Injurious Price (NIP).

APGMA Secretary General Dawood-ur-Rasheed stated that the commission’s preliminary determination in Anti-Dumping Case No. 69/2025/NTC/SA applied an estimated profit margin of 10 per cent of the cost to make and sell, without providing any supporting rationale, methodology, or factual basis.

Mr Dawood stated that the commission has historically and consistently adopted a 5pc profit margin in previous anti-dumping investigations when constructing the NIP.

The association contends that the sudden adoption of a 10pc profit rate represents a significant departure from established practice and could materially affect the calculation of injury margins in the current investigation.

The association submitted a comparative record of previous anti-dumping cases, including investigations involving polyester staple fibre, hydrogen peroxide, cold-rolled steel coils, PVC flooring, chlorinated paraffin wax, and cefadroxil, in which the commission reportedly used a 5pc profit benchmark. APGMA noted that the Soda Ash investigation is the first disclosed case in which a higher profit assumption of 10 pc has been applied.

The glass makers have submitted that a reasonable profit rate of 5pc, consistent with the commission’s past practice, would be sufficient to address any alleged injury to the domestic industry while ensuring fairness and transparency in the injury margin calculation process.

Published in Dawn, June 28th, 2026