International Trade
Trilegal has extensive experience in advising domestic and international clients on complex cross-border trade matters, including trade remedy investigations, customs compliance, Foreign Trade Policy, Free Trade Agreements, and WTO-related advisory.
ABOUT TRILEGAL’S INTERNATIONAL TRADE PRACTICE
Trilegal’s International Trade Law Practice is at the forefront in representing clients in complex trade remedy investigations. The team has advised and represented leading Indian and international clients in anti-dumping, countervailing duty, and safeguard investigations conducted by India and other jurisdictions.
Apart from trade remedy investigations, Trilegal’s International trade team also advises and represents clients on various other international trade law related matters.
OUR EXPERTISE
Trade Remedy Expertise
Our team comprises of experienced lawyers and chartered accountants with extensive experience in representing Indian domestic producers, foreign exporters, Indian importers, and Indian user industries across a wide range of sectors in trade remedy investigations before the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR). Our team is known to provide practical solutions considering the economic realities and business needs of the client. Trilegal team provides end to end representation to clients in trade remedy investigations by India, starting from DGTR to appellate forums including Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), High Court and Supreme Court.
The team brings a unique blend of legal acumen, economic understanding, and practical insight to each engagement. The team is known for handling trade remedy investigations involving complex production and export value chains, cost allocations, and product categorizations. The Trilegal team has successfully handled sensitive investigations involving core sectors of economy and having industry-wide implications.
Other International Trade Law Matters
Trilegal team advises clients on a wide range of other international trade law matters, including customs law, import-export regulations, Free Trade Agreements (FTAs), Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) and WTO laws. Our team supports businesses in navigating issues such as classification and valuation of goods under customs law, rules of origin, non-tariff regulations, tariff concessions under FTAs, export promotion programs, short levy-non levy related disputes.
We regularly assist clients in drafting representations on foreign trade matters to regulatory authorities. Our approach is to ensure that clients remain compliant while leveraging trade incentives and minimizing operational risks.
Our Services
Trade Compliance & Regulatory Advisory
- Advising on WTO obligations, India’s FTAs/CEPA/CECA, and regional trade agreements
- Cross-border regulatory compliance on import/export controls, standards, and non-tariff barriers
Customs & Duty Advisory
- Tariff classification and Harmonized System (HS) code interpretation
- Support with valuation, exemptions, and duty drawback mechanisms
- Representations before Indian Customs, CBIC, and appellate forums in customs disputes
Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) Advisory
- Assistance with policy interpretation, appeals, and representations before DGFT, Policy Relaxation Committee, and Advance Ruling Authority
We assist businesses in leveraging trade incentives, drafting representations before regulators, and minimising operational risk.
Select Representative Experience/Clients:
- Our team of International Trade law experts advised a leading domestic manufacturer in the anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of Thermoplastic Polyurethanes from China.
- We advised a key domestic producer in the ongoing anti-dumping investigation on imports of Cold Rolled Non-Grain Oriented Flat Steel from China PR.
- Trilegal represented a domestic steel producer in the anti-dumping investigation on imports of Hot-Rolled Flat Products of Alloy or Non-Alloy Steel in Coils from Vietnam.
- We represented the Indian entity of a German chemicals major before the DGTR in anti-dumping investigation on chemical product and successfully sought exclusion of a specific product category exported by them to India.
- Our team represented Indian Steel Producers of Hot Rolled Flat Products of alloy or non-alloy steel before DGTR and successfully got a recommendation from DGTR for imposition of anti-dumping duty.
- Represented the Indian subsidiary of a global chemicals conglomerate before Customs Authority in responding to a demand notice relating to alleged misclassification of articles of plastic and successfully obtained a favourable order confirming the correctness of classification and withdrawing the demand of customs duty.
- We assisted the Indian entity of a Chinese electronics components manufacturer with customs classification issues for imported electronic goods, including legal and technical review of tariff applicability.
- Supported a US-based speciality chemicals company in a U.S. countervailing duty investigation on Indian exports, including subsidy-related research and regulatory support.
- Our team represented a heavy machinery manufacturer from China PR before DGTR in anti-dumping proceedings on certain cranes and successfully obtained lowest anti-dumping duty rate for their exports to India.
- We represented a chemical manufacturer from China PR before DGTR in anti-dumping proceedings concerning liquid epoxy resins and successfully obtained lowest anti-dumping duty rate for their exports to India.
- Represented a chemical manufacturer from China PR before DGTR in anti-dumping proceedings concerning PVC Suspension Resin and successfully obtained lowest anti-dumping duty rate amongst all Chinese exporters for their exports to India.
- Our team represented a chemical manufacturer from China PR before DGTR in anti-dumping proceedings concerning PVC Paste Resin and successfully obtained lowest anti-dumping duty rate among all Chinese exporters for their exports to India.
