Government Notifies Anti-Dumping Duty on Sulphenamides Accelerators Following DGTR Findings

The Indian government has launched an investigation into imports of Sulphenamides Accelerators from China, the European Union and the United States.

The outcome of the investigation was the following:

• Indian manufacturers could not match the prices at which imported products were being sold in India, even at below cost prices.
• The cheaper imports were undercutting Indian manufacturers. This meant that foreign suppliers were selling the same or similar products at a lower price.
• Competition indicated that Indian manufacturers could not increase their selling prices and their prices were being suppressed and it was damaging them financially.

Based on these findings, the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) concluded that the domestic industry was suffering injury on account of these imports and hence recommended imposing anti-dumping duty on Sulphenamides Accelerators imported from China, EU and USA.

The Central Government has examined the final report submitted by the investigating authority and has decided to impose an anti-dumping duty on the certain imported goods in exercise of the powers conferred under the Customs Tariff Act and the rules made thereunder.

For complete information, refer to the official notification: