New Delhi, Sept. 9 -- The All India Notebook Manufacturers Association (AINMA) has sought a minimum import price (MIP) on finished notebooks and an anti-dumping investigation into imports from Indonesia, citing growing pressure on domestic manufacturers from zero-duty imports from Asean countries.

In a representation to the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, AINMA said the domestic notebook and exercise book industry was facing a combination of cheaper imports and structural disadvantages arising from the Goods and Services Tax (GST) framework.

Finished notebooks imported from countries such as Indonesia attract zero basic Customs duty under the Asean Free Trade Agreement and zero Integrated Goods and Services Tax (IGST), according to t...