India Imposes Anti-Dumping Duty on Insoluble Sulphur

Seeks to impose Anti Dumping Duty on imports of ‘Insoluble Sulphur’ originating in or exported from China PR and Japan.

The Indian Ministry of Finance has imposed an anti-dumping duty on “Insoluble Sulphur” imported from China PR and Japan. This action follows an investigation by the designated authority, which concluded that Insoluble Sulphur from these countries was being dumped in India at prices below its normal value. This dumping has caused material injury to India’s domestic industry. The duty, effective from June 6, 2025, for a period of five years unless altered, applies to specific tariff items (38123930, 28020010, 38249900). For imports originating in or exported from China PR, a duty of USD 307 per metric ton is levied. For Japan, the duty varies: USD 259 per metric ton for products from Shikoku Chemicals Corporation and USD 358 per metric ton for products from other producers or when exported from any country other than Japan. This measure aims to counteract the adverse effects of dumped imports and support the domestic industry.

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE)

Notification No. 13/2025-Customs (ADD) | Dated: 06^th June, 2025

G.S.R. 372(E).— Whereas, in the matter of “Insoluble Sulphur” (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), falling under tariff items 38123930, 28020010 and 38249900 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 the China PR and Japan (hereinafter referred to as the subject countries) and imported into India, the designated authority in its final findings vide notification F. No. 06/01/2024-DGTR, dated the 7^th March 2025, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 7^th March 2025, has come to the conclusion that-

i. the product under consideration has been exported 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. there is causal link between dumping of product under consideration and injury to the domestic industry,

and has recommended imposition of anti-dumping duty on imports of the subject goods, originating in, or exported from the subject countries 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 items 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

*The customs classification is indicative only and is not binding on the scope 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-190349/18/2025-TRU Section-CBEC]

(Dheeraj Sharma)
Under Secretary to the Government of India