India Revises Duties to Curb Chinese Decor Paper Dumping:

India Revises Duties to Curb Chinese Decor Paper Dumping The Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) released an official notification [No. 19/2025 - Customs (ADD)] dated June 24, 2025, explaining the revision of anti-dumping duties on imports of 'Decor Paper' originating in or exported from China PR. The designated authority, i.e., DGTR vide initiation notification number 7/15/2023-DGTR, dated March 28, 2024, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated March 28, 2024, began a mid-term review checking whether the existing anti-dumping duty on 'Decor Paper' (a type of special paper used in furniture laminates) coming from China (People’s Republic of China) still makes sense. The action was performed under the legal rules provided in the Customs Tariff Act, 1975, and the Anti-Dumping Rules, 1995. The anti-dumping duty was originally imposed through Notification No. 77/2021-Customs (ADD) dated December 27, 2021. It was published under GSR 882(E). This duty was meant to protect Indian producers from the unfairly low-priced (dumped) imports of decor paper from China that could harm the Indian domestic industry.

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After finishing the review, the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) issued its final findings on March 25, 2025 (vide F. No. 7/15/2023-DGTR), suggesting an amendment in the duty structure. Considering the recommendation, the government has now decided to officially change the previous notification from 2021 in exercise of its powers offered under sub-sections (1) and (5) of section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act. In this new notification [No. 19/2025 – Customs (ADD)], the central government is replacing the old duty table with a new duty structure. Meaning, the anti-dumping duty amounts have been reassessed and updated for different exporters. The following amendments have been introduced:

Sl. No.	Tariff Item	Description	Country of Origin	Country of Export	Producer	Amount	Unit	Currency
1	4805 9100, 4802 2090	Decor Paper*	People’s Republic of China	Any country, including PRC	Shandong Boxing Ouhua Special Paper Co., Ltd.	110	MT	USD
2	4805 9100, 4802 2090	Decor Paper*	People’s Republic of China	Any country, including PRC	Zibo OUMU Special Paper Co., Ltd.	110	MT	USD
3	4805 9100, 4802 2090	Decor Paper*	People’s Republic of China	Any country, including PRC	Hangzhou Huawang New Material Technology Co. Ltd.	297	MT	USD
4	4805 9100, 4802 2090	Decor Paper*	People’s Republic of China	Any country, including PRC	Any other than at Sl. no. 1, 2 and 3	542	MT	USD
5	4805 9100, 4802 2090	Decor Paper*	Any country other than PRC	People’s Republic of China	Any	542	MT	USD

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This notification is an amendment to the original Notification No. 77/2021-Customs (ADD) dated December 27, 2021, which was previously amended once on May 24, 2022, via Notification No. 15/2022-Customs (ADD). Refer to the official notification for more related information.