CBIC Imposes Anti-Dumping Duty on Glufosinate and Its Salt Imported from China

The Ministry of Finance has issued a notification imposing the Anti-dumping duty on “Glufosinate and its salt” that are imported to India from China. These were being categorised under tariff item 38089193, 38089199, 38089391, 38089399, 38089912, 38089991 and 38089999 of the First Schedule to the Custom Tariff Act, 1975 (51 out of 1975).

It was concluded that the goods being imported from China to India were priced lower than the normal value. This has harmed the domestic industry in India. The price of imported goods was below the level of the selling price of the domestic market in India, which was pulling down the prices of local products and affecting local businesses. Based on this conclusion, the government has decided to impose a duty of USD 2,998 per metric ton on the specified goods.

The anti-dumping duty will be imposed for five years unless it is cancelled or revised, and it must be paid in INR. The applicable rate of exchange for calculating anti-dumping duty is specified by the Government of India. The date for calculating the rate of exchange will be the date of presentation of the bill entry under section 46 of the Customs Act 1962 (52 of 1962). This step aims to protect the traders in the domestic market of India and promote fair trade practices.

As per the Notification No. 09/2025-Customs (ADD), dated May 8, 2025, “in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (5) of section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act read with rules 18 and 20 of the Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment and Collection of Anti-dumping Duty on Dumped Articles and for Determination of Injury) Rules, 1995, the Central Government, after considering the aforesaid final findings of the designated authority, hereby imposes on the subject goods, the description of which is specified in column (3) of the Table below, falling under the tariff item of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act as specified in the corresponding entry in column (2), originating in the countries as specified in the corresponding entry in column (4), exported from the countries as specified in the corresponding entry in column (5), produced by the producers as specified in the corresponding entry in column (6), and imported into India, an anti-dumping duty at the rate equal to the amount as specified in the corresponding entry in column (7), in the currency as specified in the corresponding entry in column (9) and as per unit of measurement as specified in the corresponding entry in column (8) of the said Table“.

Refer to the official notification for more information.