May 19, 2009. /Lesprom Network/. Indonesian particleboard exports to India, together with those from other countries, may be subject to a safeguard duty of up to 30%, as ITTO informed Lesprom Network. The Directorate General of Safeguards (DGS) of India has recommended imposing this duty, which is a form of emergency import duty, for a period of up to 200 days as a measure to protect Indian particleboard manufacturers. A surge in imports from other low-cost producers had led a number of major Indian manufacturers, which account for 60% of domestic production, to file a petition with the Indian government. While the petition requests extending this protection to Indian manufacturers for a period of up to four years, no decision has been made to date.