CBIC Imposes Anti-Dumping Duty on Pretilachlor & PEDA Imports from China

CBIC imposes Anti Dumping Duty on imports of “ “Pretilachlor in any of its form & its intermediate – 2, 6-Diethyl-n-(2-propoxy ethyl) Aniline (also known as PEDA) ” originating in or exported from China PR vide Notification No. 17/2025-Customs (ADD) | Dated: 19th June, 2025 

The Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, through Notification No. 17/2025-Customs (ADD) dated June 19, 2025, has imposed an anti-dumping duty on Pretilachlor and its intermediate, 2,6-Diethyl-n-(2-propoxy ethyl) Aniline (PEDA), originating in or exported from China PR and imported into India. This decision follows a final finding by the designated authority, which concluded that these goods were exported to India below their normal value, constituting dumping. This dumping has caused material injury to the domestic industry in India, as evidenced by the landed price of imports being below the domestic industry’s selling price and undercutting their prices.

The anti-dumping duty, imposed for a period of five years, varies by producer, ranging from USD 1,246.9 per metric ton to USD 2,017.9 per metric ton. Specific producers like Anhui Futian Agrochemical Co., Ltd., Inner Mongolia Lange Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Lion Agrevo (Nantong) Co., Ltd., Hangzhou Nutrichem Co., Ltd., and Capital Industry Construction Technology Co., Ltd. (and related entities) have distinct duty rates. Any other producer from China PR, or any country exporting from China PR, will face the highest duty rate. The duty is payable in Indian currency, with the exchange rate determined as per Section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962, on the date of the bill of entry presentation.

MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Revenue)

Notification No. 17/2025-Customs (ADD) | Dated: 19th June, 2025 

G.S.R. 400(E).—Whereas, in the matter of “Pretilachlor in any of its form & its intermediate – 2, 6-Diethyl-n-(2-propoxy ethyl) Aniline (also known as PEDA)” (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods) falling under tariff items 2921 42 50, 2921 42 90, 2922 19 11, 2922 19 12, 2922 19 19, 2922 19 90,2922 2990,3808 91 93, 3808 91 99, 3808 93 91, 3808 93 99, 3808 99 11, 3808 99 12, 3808 99 91, 3808 99 92 and 3808 99 99 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) (hereinafter referred to as the Customs Tariff Act), originating in, or exported from China PR (hereinafter referred to as the subject country) and imported into India, the designated authority in its final findings vide notification No. 6/31/2023-DGTR, dated the 21^st March, 2025, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, section 1, dated the 21^st March, 2025, has, inter alia, come to the conclusion that-

i. the subject goods have been exported to India at a price below normal value, thus resulting in dumping;

ii. the dumping of the subject goods has resulted in material injury to the domestic industry in India;

iii. the landed price of imports is below the level of selling price of the domestic industry and is undercutting the prices of the domestic industry,

and has recommended imposition of anti-dumping duty on imports of the subject goods, originating in, or exported from, the subject country and imported into India, in order to remove injury to the domestic industry.

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 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, namely :-

TABLE

*Note:- Customs classification is only indicative, and the determination of anti-dumping duty shall be made as per the description of the product under consideration.

2. The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be levied for a period of five years (unless revoked, superseded or amended earlier) from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette and shall be payable in Indian currency.

Explanation.- For the purposes of this notification, rate of exchange applicable for the purpose of calculation of such anti-dumping duty shall be the rate which is specified in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), issued from time to time, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), and the relevant date for the determination of the rate of exchange shall be the date of presentation of the bill of entry under section 46 of the said Act.

[F. No. CBIC-190349/23/2025-TRU Section-CBEC]
DHEERAJ SHARMA, Under Secy.