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India Launches Anti-Dumping Probes Against Chinese Chemical Imports
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News18•22-09-2026, 21:30
India Launches Anti-Dumping Probes Against Chinese Chemical Imports
- •India has initiated anti-dumping probes into imports of Glycine from China, following a complaint by domestic manufacturer Avid Organics.
- •Glycine is used as a flavor enhancer and pharmaceutical ingredient, and the domestic manufacturer alleges that dumped imports are causing material injury.
- •The Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) will investigate data from 2022-25 to determine if dumping has occurred and caused injury.
- •If dumping is established, the DGTR will recommend duties, with the finance ministry making the final decision.
- •Additionally, an anti-circumvention probe has begun regarding CPVC resin from China and South Korea, allegedly routed through Malaysia, Japan, and Thailand to avoid duties.
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India has initiated anti-dumping probes against imports of Glycine and a pharmaceutical ingredient from China following a complaint by Avid Organics.
The Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR), an arm of the commerce ministry, conducts the investigations and recommends duties, while the finance ministry makes the final decision.
The DGTR started an investigation into allegations that anti-dumping duties on CPVC resin from China and South Korea are being avoided by routing the product through Malaysia, Japan, and Thailand.
