The Indian government imposed anti-dumping duties – ranging from 27% to 63% – on plastic processing machines (PPM) imported from China and Taiwan on Friday. The new development is the Central Government’s intervention seeking to disrupt unfair trade practices and it will be effective for five years.
According to the Department of Venue’s detailed notification, an investigation by the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) found that plastic processing machines were being sold at excessively low prices than their usual value in exporting countries. In light of the “material injury to the domestic industry,” the DGTR’s conclusions as listed in the final findings released on March 27, 2025, were as follows:
- Plastic processing machinery was exported to Indian from China and Taiwan at “dumped” prices
- Domestic industry suffered significant injury due to the imports from China and Taiwan
- The damage was directly caused by the subject goods in question
Anti-dumping duty rates on Chinese, Taiwanese plastic processing machinery producers
The Department of Revenue‘s June 26 notification is then a response to the DGTR’s revelations dated March 27, allowing room for the domestic market to reel from the losses already incurred and prevention of other such future damages. Duties so enforced will be calculated as a percentage of the CIF (Cost, Insurance and Freight) value.
According to the Revenue Department, new duty rates on affected machinery hit by the conclusive enforcement are:
- Dongguan Fu Chun Shin Plastic Machinery Manufacture Co. Ltd and Fu Chun Shin (Ningbo) Machinery Manufacture Co. Ltd: 48%
- Chen Hsong Machinery Co Ltd, Chen Hsong Sales & Marketing (Shenzhen) Co Ltd, Chen Hsong Machinery (Ningbo) Co Ltd, Chen Hsong Machinery (Shenzen) Co Ltd, Foshan Shunde Chen De Precision Machinery Co Ltd, Foshan Shunde Chen De Plastics Machinery Co Ltd: 27%
- Yizumi Precision Molding Technology Co Ltd, Yizumi High Speed Packaging Technology Co Ltd, Yizumi Precision Machinery (HK) Co Limited, Yizumi Precision Machinery (Suzhou) Co Ltd: 35%
- Any other producer from China and Taiwan: 63%
- Any producer from any country exporting from China: 63%
The latest notification comes merely days after the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs continued imposing anti-dumping duty on multiple Chinese chemicals in separate notifications, again signalling a five-year period of restrictions. Chemicals affected by the announcement include PEDA (used in herbicide), Acetonitrile (big in pharma sector), Vitamin – A Palmitate and Insoluble Sulphur.