India Imposes Anti-Dumping Duty on PPMs

The Ministry of Finance, India, has imposed an anti-dumping duty on Plastic Processing Machines (PPMs), also known as Injection Moulding Machines, originating in or exported from China PR and Taiwan. This decision, effective for five years from June 26, 2025, follows findings by the designated authority that these goods were exported to India at dumped prices, causing material injury to the domestic industry. The duty applies to machines with a clamping force between 40 and 1500 tonnes, imported in fully assembled, semi-knocked down (SKD), or complete knocked down (CKD) forms. Specific types of machines, such as blow moulding machines, vertical injection moulding machines, all-electric machines, footwear machinery, second-hand machines, and standalone parts not intended for PPMs, are excluded. The anti-dumping duty rates vary by producer, ranging from 0% to 63% of the CIF value, aiming to mitigate the injury to India’s domestic plastic processing machinery manufacturers.

MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Revenue)

Notification No. 21/2025-Customs (ADD) | Dated: 26th June, 2025

G.S.R. 418(E).— Whereas in the matter of “Plastic Processing Machines” (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods) falling under tariff items 8477 10 00 or 8477 90 00 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 and Taiwan (hereinafter referred to as the subject countries), and imported into India, the designated authority in its final findings vide notification No. 06/09/2024-DGTR, dated the 27^th March, 2025, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 27^th March, 2025, read with corrigendum dated 26^th June, 2025, has, inter alia come to the conclusion that—

(i) the subject goods have been exported to India from the subject countries at dumped prices;

(ii) the domestic industry has suffered material injury on account of dumped imports from subject countries;

(iii) the material injury has been caused to the domestic industry by the dumped imports of subject goods from the subject countries,

and has recommended imposition of an anti-dumping duty on the imports of 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 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 calculated at the rate as specified in the corresponding entry in column (7) of the said Table, namely:-

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Note 1: The product under consideration in the present investigation is Plastic Processing Machines (PPM) or Injection Moulding Machines, also known as injection presser, used for processing and moulding of plastic materials.

Note 2 : The scope of the product under consideration includes all kinds of plastic processing or injection moulding machines, having a clamping force not less than 40 tonnes and not more than 1500 tonnes. The scope of the product under consideration includes machines in fully assembled, semi knocked down (SKD), complete knocked down form (CKD), or a combination of SKD & CKD. The scope is further clarified below –

a. A plastic processing machine in semi knocked down stage shall mean a plastic processing machine which is not fully assembled but is transacted as a plastic processing machine with parts or sub-assemblies not fitted together and the machine is not ready to use. A semi knockdown machine shall also imply sub-assemblies namely clamping/clamp unit, injection unit with or without screw & barrel, machine base frame and fabrication frames/covers imported for injection moulding machine.

b. A plastic processing machine in completely knocked down stage shall mean a plastic processing machine in its incomplete or unfinished form, has the essential character of the complete machine when put together, and contains all components required for assembling the machines.

Note 3 : The following products are specifically excluded from the scope of the product under consideration: –

a. Blow moulding machines classified under tariff item 8477 30 00 under the Customs Tariff Act, 1975;

b. Vertical injection moulding machines;

c. All electric injection moulding machines wherein the mechanical movements such as injection, moulding closing, moulding opening, ejection, screw-drive etc. are controlled by independent servo motors and having digital control system and without hydraulic unit;

d. Multi-colour/multi-mould machinery for making footwear, rotary injection moulding machinery for making footwear and footwear sole/strap/heel injection moulding machine classified under the Custom Tariff Act, 1975 under sub heading 8453;

e. Second hand/used plastic processing machines;

f. Imports of any standalone parts/components, other than those specified above;

g. Imports of clamping/clamp unit, injection unit with or without screw & barrel, machine base frame and fabrication frames/covers imported for production of a machine other than injection moulding machines;

Note 4: The customs classification is indicative only and 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,

(a) rate of exchange applicable for the purposes 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.

(b) “CIF value” means assessable value as determined under section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962).

[F. No. 190354/52/2025-TRU]

DHEERAJ SHARMA, Under Secy.