On 22 June 2026, India imposed five-year anti-dumping duties on sulphenamides accelerators and PET resin, extended duties on aluminium foil, and the DGTR opened a probe into resorcinol imports.
Key measures (June 2026)
- Sulphenamides Accelerators: Five-year anti-dumping duty on imports from China, the European Union and the United States; rates range from USD75 to USD1,748 per tonne; finance ministry notification dated 19 June 2026 followed DGTR recommendation.
- Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) resin: Duty of USD200.66 per tonne for five years on PET with intrinsic viscosity ≥0.72 decilitres per gram; origin: China; notified 22 June 2026.
- Aluminium foil: Existing anti-dumping duty extended and will remain in force until 15 December 2026 for imports from China, Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia.
- Resorcinol investigation: DGTR initiated anti-dumping probe on 19 June 2026 into resorcinol imports from China and Japan following a complaint by Atul Limited.
Mechanism, institutions and legal context
- DGTR: Directorate General of Trade Remedies conducts investigations and recommends measures to the finance ministry.
- WTO framework: Measures operate under the WTO Agreement on Implementation of Article VI (anti-dumping).
- Dumping & material injury: Dumping = export at price below normal value; duties may be imposed when dumping causes material injury to domestic industry.
- Duration norm: Initial anti-dumping duties are typically limited to five years, subject to expiry review or extension.
IASPOINT Booster Facts
- Notification role: Finance ministry notification legally imposes the duty after DGTR recommendation.
- Duty expression: Duties in these cases are specified in USD per tonne.
- Product specification: PET threshold uses intrinsic viscosity (0.72 dL/g) as a defining technical parameter.