Anti-Dumping Duty on Plasticizer Input Phthalic Anhydride from China and Korea to Continue for Five More Years, Korea Hit with $140.17 per tonne, Dhanuka Group IGPL Gains Protection

Ø Current Notification 20/2026-Cus(ADD) dated 5 August, 2026 Supersedes Notification 43/2021-Customs (ADD) dated 9 August 2021

Ø Follows 7 May DGTR Recco

[Notification No. 20/2026-Customs (ADD) dated 5 August, 2026]

Seeks to continue anti-dumping duty on imports of “Phthalic Anhydride” originating in or exported from China PR and Korea RP for a further period of 5 years pursuant to sunset review by DGTR.

G.S.R. _ (E).—Whereas, in the matter of “Phthalic Anhydride” (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods) falling under tariff item 2917 35 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 People’s Republic of China, Republic of Korea and Thailand, and imported into India, the designated authority in its final findings, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, section 1 vide notification No. 7/26/2025- DGTR, dated the 7th May, 2026 has inter alia come to the conclusion that dumping from People’s Republic of China and Republic of Korea has continued and that the cessation of the anti-dumping duty in force is likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping and injury to the domestic industry, and has recommended continued imposition of anti-dumping duty on imports of the subject goods originating in or exported from People’s Republic of China and Republic of Korea.

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, 20 and 23 of the Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment and Collection of Anti-dumping Duty on Dumped Articles and for Determination of Injury) Rules, 1995 and in supersession of the notification of the Government of India, Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No. 43/2021-Customs (ADD), dated the 9th August, 2021, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, section 3, sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 543(E), dated the 9th August, 2021, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, 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 specified in the corresponding entry in column (7), in the currency as specified in the corresponding entry in column (9) and as per the unit of measurement(UOM) specified in the corresponding entry in column (8) of the said TABLE, namely:-

TABLE

S.No.	Tariff Item	Description of Goods	Country of origin	Country of Export	Producer	Amount	UOM	Currency
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)
1	917 35 00	Phthalic Anhydride	People’s Republic of China	Any country including People’s Republic of China	Any Producer	40.08	MT	USD
2	-do-	-do-	Any country other than People’s Republic of China and Republic of Korea	People’s Republic of China	Any Producer	40.08	MT	USD
3	-do-	-do-	Republic of Korea	Any country including Republic of Korea	Any Producer	140.17	MT	USD
4	-do-	-do-	Any country other than People’s Republic of China and Republic of Korea	Republic of Korea	Any Producer	140.17	MT	USD

2. The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be effective 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, the 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.

[F. No. CBIC-190349/51/2026-TRU]