These investigations are carried out by the commerce ministry’s arm, the Directorate General for Trade Remedies (DGTR).
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According to six separate notifications of the directorate, these products are – Persulphates (used in the textiles industry), Clavulanic Acid (an active pharmaceutical ingredient), Certain Counterbalance Forklifts, Internally Grooved Copper Tubes and Pipes, and Caprolactam (used in fabrics).
In their applications, domestic players have alleged that the dumped imports of these products from China are impacting their businesses, and they have requested the imposition of anti-dumping duties on these imports.
“On the basis of the duly substantiated written application filed by or on behalf of the domestic industry, and having satisfied itself, on the basis of the prima facie evidence submitted by the applicant concerning the dumping…the Authority hereby initiates an anti-dumping investigation,” one of the notifications said.
If it is established that these dumpings have caused material injury to the domestic players, the DGTR would recommend the imposition of duties on these imports.The finance ministry takes the final decision to impose these duties.
US-China trade tensions and China’s significant industrial overcapacity pose a major risk of cheap Chinese goods being dumped in India.
In the recent period, India has initiated multiple such probes against dumped imports of certain goods from China.
Anti-dumping probes are conducted by countries to determine if domestic industries have been hurt because of a surge in cheap imports.
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As a countermeasure, they impose these duties under the multilateral regime of the Geneva-based World Trade Organisation (WTO). The duty is aimed at ensuring fair trading practices and creating a level-playing field for domestic producers vis-a-vis foreign producers and exporters.
India and China are members of the WTO.
India has already imposed anti-dumping duties on several products to tackle cheap imports from various countries, including China.
India’s exports to China rose 36.66 per cent to USD 19.47 billion during the last fiscal year, while imports increased 16 per cent to USD 131.63 billion. The trade deficit swelled to an all-time high of USD 112.6 billion in 2025-26 against USD 99.2 billion in 2024-25.
COUNTERVAILING PROBE
In a separate notification, the DGTR said it has started an anti-subsidy probe on imports of “Insoluble Sulphur” from China. The chemical is used in the rubber industry.
The applicant, which has filed the complaint, has alleged that the exporters of the chemical have benefitted from the subsidies provided at various levels by the Chinese Government.
“The authority hereby initiates a countervailing duty investigation to determine the existence, degree and effect of any alleged subsidisation in respect of the subject goods originating in or exported from the subject country and to recommend the amount of countervailing duty, which, if levied, would be adequate to remove the injury to the domestic industry,” it said.
A similar probe is also ongoing against imports of “Uncoated Writing and Printing Paper” from Indonesia.
Indian Paper Manufacturers Association has filed an application on behalf of the domestic industry before the DGTR, alleging subsidisation of the product.
Separately, in a notification, the directorate recommended imposition of countervailing duty on imports of “Jute Products” from Bangladesh and Nepal.
Indian Jute Mills Association and AP Mesta Twine Mills Association have sought imposition of these duties.
The DGTR has recommended a duty in the range of USD 60.54 per tonne to USD 140.04 per tonne.
The finance ministry takes the final decision to impose the levy.
SUNSET REVIEW
In another notification, the DGTR said it has initiated a sunset review to examine whether the expiry of the existing anti-dumping duty on imports of “Ceramic Tableware and Kitchenware excluding Knives and Toilet items” from China is likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping and injury to the domestic industry.
Ceramic Tableware and Kitchenware Manufacturers Association, on behalf of the domestic producers, has filed an application for initiation of the review.
The association has sought continued imposition of the duty.
A similar probe is on against imports of “Toluene Di-Isocyanate” from China, Japan and Korea.
It is used in furniture cushions, industrial gaskets, protective pads, automobile seats and linings, and packaging.
Further, the DGTR is undertaking a mid-term review investigation of the anti-dumping duties imposed on imports of “Sodium Cyanide” from China and the European Union.
Sodium Cyanide is used for extraction of gold and silver from their respective ores. It is also used in heat treatment of metals (case hardening), manufacturing insecticides, dyes, pigments, bulk drugs, agrochemicals, nylon intermediates and pharmaceutical intermediates.