India Imposes Anti-Dumping Duty on Chinese Vacuum Flasks

Seeks to impose Anti-dumping duty on Vaccum Flasks from China PR

The Ministry of Finance has imposed an anti-dumping duty on vacuum insulated flasks and other stainless steel vacuum vessels imported from China. This decision follows an investigation by the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR), which found that these products were being exported to India at prices below their normal value, leading to significant injury to domestic manufacturers. The final findings, published on December 19, 2024, confirmed that the imported goods were undercutting the selling price of Indian products, necessitating the imposition of duties to mitigate the impact on the local industry.

As per Notification No. 03/2025-Customs (ADD), issued on March 17, 2025, the anti-dumping duty is set at USD 1,732 per metric ton and will remain in effect for five years unless amended or revoked. The duty applies to products classified under tariff items 9617 00 11, 9617 00 12, and 9617 00 90 of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975. However, certain items, including dispensers, casseroles, vacuum lunch boxes, ice buckets, and electric kettles, are excluded from the scope of this duty.

This move aligns with India’s ongoing trade policies aimed at curbing unfair pricing practices and ensuring fair competition in the market. The exchange rate for calculating the duty will be determined based on government notifications issued under the Customs Act, 1962.

MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Revenue)

Notification No. 03/2025-Customs (ADD) | Dated: 17th March, 2025

G.S.R. 175(E).—Whereas, in the matter of “vacuum insulated flask and other vacuum vessels, of stainless steel” (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), falling under tariff items 9617 00 11, 9617 00 12, 9617 00 90 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. 06/10/2023-DGTR, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 19^th December, 2024, has, inter alia, come to the conclusion that-

i. the product under consideration has 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 Anti­dumping 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 country 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 anti­dumping 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

*“Vacuum insulated flask and other vacuum insulated vessels, of stainless steel” such as vacuum insulated cups/ mugs, bottles/ flasks, and carafes/ kettles including vacuum-insulated body of flask and other vacuum-insulated vessels. Vessels and containers like dispensers, casseroles, vacuum lunch boxes/ tiffin, ice buckets and boxes, etc. fall outside the scope of the product under consideration. Further, single walled flask i.e., a flask with no vacuum, electric kettles and other electric vessels are excluded from the scope of the PUC.

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 Customs Act.

[F. No. 190354/ 37/ 2025-TRU]
DILMIL SINGH SOACH, Under Secy.