The finance ministry has enforced a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of meta-phenylene diamine (MPDA) from China. MPDA is a chemical intermediate widely utilised in the production of dyes, engineering polymers, aramid fibers, as well as applications in photography and medicine.
Its primary applications lie in dyes and polymers. The decision to impose anti-dumping duties, at $1.50 per kg for specific producers and $1.71 per kg for others from China, stems from the recommendations put forth by the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) following the final findings of its second sunset review investigations on MPDA imports from China.
Aarti Industries initiated the petition for the sunset review investigations on MPDA imports from China, a move supported by Anupam Rasayan. Notably, the anti-dumping probe on MPDA originated in June 2012, leading to the imposition of anti-dumping duties by the finance ministry in March 2014 for a five-year period, based on the commerce ministry’s final findings in December 2013.
As reported by businessline, the first sunset review investigation commenced in February 2018, resulting in the imposition of definitive anti-dumping duties in January 2019, set to expire on January 23, 2024. Subsequently, the Revenue Department has extended the anti-dumping duty for an additional five years, effective from January 15, 2024.
