Print

The Indian Ministry of Finance on 13 June 2024 published an official notification in the Gazette of India pertaining to the implementation of a temporary anti-dumping duty (ADD) on imported PVC paste from six countries, namely China, South Korea, Malaysia, Thailand, Taiwan, and Norway.    

The provisional anti-dumping duty shall be in effect for six months starting from the date of the publication. Impacted products fall into the following Harmonized System (HS) codes: 39041010, 39041020, 39041090, 39042100, 39042200, 39043010, 39043090, 39049000, 39044000 and 39049090.

Several sub-category products are exempted from the provisional anti-dumping duty including: 

·      PVC paste resins with a K value of less than 60K

·      PVC blended resins, copolymers of PVC paste resins

·      battery separator resins

·      and polyvinyl chloride paste resins under the brand name "Biovyn" manufactured by Innovyn Europe Ltd.

Details of the anti-dumping duty rate based on producer and country of origin are as follows: