Anti-Dumping Duty on Bangladesh and Nepal Jute Products Re-Quantified

Summary: The Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) has issued Notification No. 24/2026-Customs (ADD) dated 24 September 2026 to further amend Notification No. 33/2022-Customs (ADD), dated 30 December 2022, concerning anti-dumping duty on specified jute products originating in or exported from Bangladesh and Nepal. Following a mid-term review initiated by the designated authority and its final findings dated 25 June 2026, the notification re-quantifies the anti-dumping duty for the remaining period of its imposition. It substitutes the existing table with producer-specific duty rates for Jute Yarn/Twine, Hessian Fabric and Jute Sacking Bags falling under tariff headings 5307, 5310, 5607 and 6305. The revised table contains 82 entries covering specified producers and residual producer categories in Bangladesh and Nepal, with duties prescribed in USD per metric tonne, including Nil rates for certain producers and products. The notification also substitutes paragraph 2 to provide that the anti-dumping duty applicable to Jute Sacking Bags from Bangladesh shall also apply to Jute Sacking Cloth falling under Heading 5310, subject to specified producer exclusions. It further provides an exemption from such duty on Jute Sacking Cloth where prescribed conditions are satisfied, including compliance with the Customs (Import of Goods at Concessional Rate of Duty or for Specified End Use) Rules, 2022.

MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Revenue)

Notification No. 24/2026-Customs (ADD) | Dated: 24th September, 2026

G.S.R. 845(E).— Whereas, the designated authority vide initiation notification No. 7/11/2024-DGTR, dated the 30th June, 2025, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 30th June, 2025, had initiated a mid-term review under sub-section (5) of section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) (hereinafter referred to as the Customs Tariff Act) read with rule 23 of the Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment and Collection of Anti-dumping Duty on Dumped Articles and for Determination of Injury) Rules, 1995 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), regarding the need for re-determination of duty in the matter of anti-dumping duty imposed on imports of “Jute Products comprising of Jute Yarn/Twine (multiple folded/cabled and single), Hessian Fabric, Jute Sacking Bags and Jute Sacking Cloth” (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), falling under tariff headings 5307, 5310, 5607 or 6305 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, originating in or exported from Bangladesh and Nepal (hereinafter referred to as the subject countries), vide notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No. 33/2022-Customs (ADD), dated the 30th December, 2022, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 914(E), dated the 30th December, 2022;

And whereas, the designated authority in its final findings in the mid-term review vide F. No. 7/11/2024-DGTR, dated the 25th June, 2026, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 25th June, 2026, has recommended re-quantification of the anti-dumping duty applicable on imports of the subject goods, originating in or exported from the subject countries, for the remaining period of imposition of duty under notification No. 33/2022-Customs (ADD), dated the 30th December, 2022, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 914(E), dated the 30th December, 2022;

Now, therefore, 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 23 of the said rules, the Central Government hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No. 33/2022-Customs (ADD), dated the 30th December, 2022, namely: –

In the said notification, –

(i) for the TABLE and the entries relating thereto, the following Table and the entries relating thereto shall be substituted, namely: –

“TABLE

– “Jute Products” comprising Jute Yarn/Twine (multiple folded/cabled and single), Hessian Fabrics and Jute Sacking Bags.

Note.- The application of the individual duty rates specified for the producers mentioned in the Table above shall be conditional upon presentation to the customs authorities of a valid commercial invoice, on which shall appear a declaration dated and signed by an official of the entity issuing such invoice, identified by his/her name and function, drafted as follows:

“I, the undersigned, certify that the (volume) of (product concerned) sold for export to India covered by this invoice was manufactured by (producer name and address) in the (name of country). I declare that the information provided in this invoice is complete and correct.” If no such invoice is presented, the duty applicable to all other producers shall apply. This requirement is without prejudice to the verification procedures independently undertaken by the Customs authorities under the applicable customs law and regulations.”;

(ii) for paragraph 2, the following paragraph shall be substituted, namely: –

“2. The anti-dumping duty applicable to imports of Jute Sacking Bags originating in or exported from Bangladesh under the Table above shall also apply to imports of ‘Jute Sacking Cloth’ falling under Heading 5310, originating in or exported from Bangladesh, except when produced by any of the following producers, namely: –

1. M/s Mouna Jute Mills Ltd.

2. M/s Arnu Jute Mills Limited

3. M/s Rahman Jute Mills (Pvt.) Ltd.

4. M/s Jamuna Jute Industries Limited

5. M/s Sagar Jute Spinning Mills Limited

6. M/s Sidlaw Textiles (Bangladesh) Limited

7. M/s Partex Jute Mills Limited, Bangladesh

8. M/s Asha Jute Industries Limited

9. M/s Nawhata Jute Mills Ltd.

10. M/s Mymensingh Jute Mills Ltd. :

Provided that the anti-dumping duty imposed on Jute Sacking Cloth under this paragraph shall not apply, if –

(i) the goods are imported by a manufacturer of goods, other than those making jute sacking bags;

(ii) the importer follows the procedure set out in the Customs (Import of Goods at Concessional Rate of Duty or for Specified End Use) Rules, 2022; and

(iii) the importer furnishes an undertaking to the Deputy Commissioner of Custom or the Assistant Commissioner of Customs, as the case may be, stating as under: –

(a) the intended use for imported goods;

(b) that the imported jute sacking cloth shall not be used for conversion to jute sacking bag; and

(c) that in case he fails to comply with clause (b), he shall pay an amount equal to the duty leviable on the goods imported under this notification.”;

[F. No. CBIC-190354/127/2026-TRU]
DHEERAJ SHARMA, Under Secy.

Note: – The principal notification No. 33/2022-Customs (ADD), dated the 30th December, 2022 was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 914(E), dated the 30th December, 2022 and was amended vide Corrigendum dated the 12th September, 2023, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 664(E), dated the 12th September, 2023 and Corrigendum-II dated the 26th October, 2023, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 796(E), dated the 26th October, 2023.