Lok Sabha Question No. 1692 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-27
Subject: Anti-dumping Duty on Chemicals
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Jayant Sinha

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1692 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27 th  JULY, 2022

## ANTI-DUMPING DUTY ON CHEMICALS

## 1692.   SHRI JAYANT SINHA:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री ) be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of anti-dumping duty imposed on imported chemicals in India, year-wise since 2014;
- (b) the details of the countries from which each of these chemicals are imported; and
- (c) the details of ongoing investigations about the dumping of certain chemicals such as mono ethylene glycol and toluene di-isocyanate?

## ANSWER

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## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL)

(a) to (b): The Central Government, i.e., the Ministry of Finance, on the recommendation of the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR), Department of Commerce, has imposed the antidumping duty on the imports of various chemicals/petrochemicals since 2014, the list of which is at Annexure-I.

(c):  DGTR  vide  its  final  finding  dated  24 th June,  2022  has  recommended  continuation  of  antidumping duty in the sunset review investigation concerning imports of "Toluene Di-isocyanate, originating in or exported from China PR, Japan and Korea RP to the Ministry of Finance.

The  anti-dumping  investigation  concerning  imports  of  'Mono  Ethylene  Glycols'  from  Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and USA was initiated by DGTR vide its notification dated 28 th June, 2021 and the same is in progress.

## ANNEXURE-I

## ANTI-DUMPING DUTY IN FORCE ON IMPORTS OF CHEMICALS/ PETROCHEMICALS IMPOSED SINCE 2014

|   S.No. | Product                                                                                      | Country (ies) involved                                    |
|---------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Sodium Nitrite-I                                                                             | China PR                                                  |
|       2 | Certain Rubber Chemicals-I                                                                   | China PR, EU                                              |
|       3 | Acetone                                                                                      | EU, South Africa, &USA                                    |
|       4 | Phosphoric Acid                                                                              | Korea RP                                                  |
|       5 | Paranitroaniline                                                                             | China PR                                                  |
|       6 | Methylene Chloride                                                                           | EU, USA                                                   |
|       7 | Meta Phenylene Diamine (MPDA)                                                                | China PR                                                  |
|       8 | Sodium Citrate                                                                               | China PR                                                  |
|       9 | 2-Ethyl Hexanol                                                                              | EU, Indonesia, Korea RP, Malaysia, Chinese Taipei and USA |
|      10 | N-Butanol                                                                                    | EU, Malaysia, Singapore, South Africa and USA             |
|      11 | Methyl Acetoacetate                                                                          | China PR, USA                                             |
|      12 | Toluene Di isocyanides (TDI)                                                                 | China PR, Japan, Korea RP                                 |
|      13 | Ammonium Nitrate                                                                             | Russia, Indonesia, Georgia, and Iran                      |
|      14 | Sodium Chlorate                                                                              | Canada, China PR, EU                                      |
|      15 | Sulphonated Napthalene                                                                       | China PR                                                  |
|      16 | Dimethylacetamide                                                                            | China PR, Turkey                                          |
|      17 | MIPA                                                                                         | China PR                                                  |
|      18 | Phosphorous pentaoxide                                                                       | China PR                                                  |
|      19 | Saturated Fatty Alcohols                                                                     | Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand                             |
|      20 | Zeolite-4A                                                                                   | China PR                                                  |
|      21 | Saccharine                                                                                   | Indonesia                                                 |
|      22 | Chlorinated Polyvinyl Chloride Resin (CPVC) - whether or not further processed into compound | China PR, and Korea RP                                    |
|      23 | Toluene Di-isocyanate (TDI) having isomer content in the ratio of 80:20                      | European Union, Saudi Arabia, Chinese Taipei and UAE      |
|      24 | 1-Phenyl-3-Methyl-5-Pyrazolone                                                               | China PR                                                  |
|      25 | Aniline                                                                                      | China PR                                                  |
|      26 | Ciprofloxacin hydrochloride                                                                  | China PR                                                  |
|      27 | Phthalic Anhydride                                                                           | China PR, Indonesia, Korea RP, Thailand                   |
|      28 | Natural Mica based Pearl Industrial Pigments excluding cosmetic grade                        | China PR                                                  |
|      29 | Aceto Acetyl Derivatives of aromatic or heterocyclic compounds also known as Arylides        | China PR                                                  |
|      30 | Untreated Fumed Silica                                                                       | China PR                                                  |
|      31 | Sodium Hydrosulphite                                                                         | China PR and Korea RP                                     |
|      32 | HFC Components                                                                               | China PR                                                  |
|      33 | Silicon Sealants                                                                             | China PR                                                  |
|      34 | HFC Blends                                                                                   | China PR                                                  |
|      35 | "N,N-Dicyclohexyl Carbodiimide (DCC)"                                                        | China PR                                                  |