ADD imposed on Imports of Titanium Dioxide from China [Read Notification]

The Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) under Commerce Ministry has imposed an anti-dumping duty (ADD) of $460 to $681 per tonne on imports of titanium dioxide, a chemical used in the manufacture of paper, paints, plastics, rubber, and ink from China.

The imposition of the duty would protect domestic producers of ‘Titanium Dioxide’ from cheap Chinese imports.

The decision excludes titanium dioxide used in food, pharmaceutical, skin-care, textile, and fibre applications, as well as nano or ultrafine titanium dioxide with a particle size of less than 100 nanometres.

In its final findings, the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) ruled that the chemical was exported to India at a price lower than its normal value, resulting in dumping.

The directorate’s notification said that the imports have significantly lowered domestic sector pricing.

“Accordingly, the authority recommends imposition of definitive anti-dumping duty on the imports,” it said. The finance ministry takes the final decision to impose duties.

The DGTR initiated the probe after receiving applications from Kerala Minerals and Metals Ltd, Travancore Titanium Products, and VV Titanium Pigments.

Titanium dioxide is the brightest and whitest known pigment, utilised in a variety of sectors such as paints and coatings, plastics, papers, rubbers, and inks.

Countries conduct anti-dumping investigations to see if domestic industries have suffered as a result of an increase in low-cost imports.

As a preventative measure, they impose these duties under the multilateral regime of the Geneva-based World Trade Organization (WTO). Both India and China are members of multilateral organisations that deal with global trade rules.

The duty is to ensure fair trading practices and to level the playing field between domestic producers and foreign producers and exporters.

India has already imposed anti-dumping duties on a number of products to combat low-cost imports from various nations, including China.

China emerged as India’s greatest trading partner from April to November 2024-25, with bilateral trade totalling $83.62 billion ($9.2 billion exports and $74.41 billion imports). During the period, there was a $65.2 billion trade deficit.

In another notification, the DGTR proposed a countervailing tariff on specific types of solar glass imported from Vietnam.

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