The All Pakistan Glass Manufacturers Association (APGMA) has urged the National Tariff Commission (NTC) to review its methodology in the ongoing anti-dumping investigation into soda ash imports from Turkiye and Kenya, arguing that the regulator has departed from its long-standing practice by adopting an unsupported 10% profit margin in calculating the non-injurious price.

In its submission regarding anti-dumping case No. 69/2025/NTC/SA, APGMA said the commission's preliminary determination used a 10% profit assumption without providing any justification or supporting methodology.

According to APGMA Secretary General Dawoodur Rasheed, the NTC has historically applied a 5% profit margin in previous anti-dumping investigations across multiple sectors, making the current approach inconsistent with established precedent.

The association cited several past cases, including polyester staple fibre, hydrogen peroxide, cold-rolled steel coils, PVC flooring, chlorinated paraffin wax, and cefadroxil, where a 5% benchmark was reportedly used to determine the non-injurious price.

Supporting the association's position, OASIS Executive Director Atif Iqbal said the commission has consistently applied a 5% normal profit margin in ceramic tile cases as well as several other anti-dumping investigations.

APGMA argued that a 5% profit assumption would be sufficient to address any alleged injury to the domestic industry while ensuring transparency, fairness, and consistency in Pakistan's trade remedy framework. The association has requested the NTC to revise its preliminary determination accordingly.