Trade Remedy Digest — 2026-10-08

Summary

India's DGTR launched five new trade-remedy investigations on 29–30 September 2026, four anti-dumping cases and one countervailing duty case, covering chemical and chemical-related imports from China and several other origins. The chemical products targeted are caprolactam, persulphates, insoluble sulphur, and clavulanic acid and its amine salts; a separate anti-dumping case concerns counterbalance forklifts, which is not a chemical product. All cases are at the initiation stage with no provisional or final duties yet, so the immediate procurement impact is heightened uncertainty and the need to monitor exporter registration deadlines.

By Product

Caprolactam (HS 29337100)

• Case type / Stage: anti-dumping / initiation
• Trade route: China, Russia, Thailand, United States → India
• Measure / rate: not stated
• What changed: India's DGTR initiated an anti-dumping investigation into caprolactam originating in or imported from China, Russia, Thailand and the United States, following an application by Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals Limited. The dumping investigation period is 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026, with injury investigation periods covering 2022–2026. Interested parties must submit information within 37 days of initiation.
• Procurement impact: No duty has been imposed yet, but the initiation signals potential future anti-dumping duties on caprolactam from these origins, which could raise landed costs and prompt buyers to review sourcing diversification and contract pricing clauses.
• Source: 印度对涉华己内酰胺‌启动反倾销调查 (CACS Export Response)

Persulphates (HS 28334000, 28332990 (partial))

• Case type / Stage: anti-dumping / initiation
• Trade route: China → India
• Measure / rate: not stated
• What changed: India's DGTR initiated an anti-dumping investigation into persulphates originating in or imported from China, following an application by Calibre Chemicals Private Limited and UI VR Private Limited. The dumping investigation period is 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026, with injury investigation periods covering 2022–2026. Interested parties must submit information within 37 days of initiation.
• Procurement impact: The initiation creates uncertainty for buyers of Chinese persulphates; if duties follow, import costs could rise, encouraging early inventory planning and evaluation of alternative suppliers.
• Source: 印度对华过硫酸盐‌启动反倾销调查 (CACS Export Response)

Insoluble Sulphur (HS 28020010, 38123930, 38249900 (partial))

• Case type / Stage: countervailing / initiation
• Trade route: China → India
• Measure / rate: not stated
• What changed: India's DGTR initiated a countervailing duty investigation into insoluble sulphur originating in or imported from China, following an application by OCCL Limited. The subsidy investigation period is 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026, with injury investigation periods covering 2022–2026. Interested parties must submit information within 37 days of initiation.
• Procurement impact: A countervailing investigation may lead to countervailing duties on Chinese insoluble sulphur, potentially increasing import costs for tyre and rubber compounders and prompting a review of supply alternatives.
• Source: 印度对华不溶性硫磺启动反补贴调查 (CACS Export Response)

Clavulanic Acid and its Amine Salt (HS 29419090, 29319990)

• Case type / Stage: anti-dumping / initiation
• Trade route: China, European Union → India
• Measure / rate: not stated
• What changed: India's DGTR initiated an anti-dumping investigation into clavulanic acid (also known as potassium clavulanate) and its amine salt originating in or imported from China and the European Union, following an application by Kinvan Private Limited. The dumping investigation period is 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026, with injury investigation periods covering 2022–2026. Interested parties must submit information within 37 days of initiation.
• Procurement impact: The initiation affects pharmaceutical intermediate sourcing from China and the EU; potential future duties could raise costs for antibiotic producers and warrant monitoring of alternative suppliers.
• Source: 印度对涉华克拉维酸及其胺盐‌启动反倾销调查 (CACS Export Response)

Non-chemical items skipped

Count: 1

• 印度对涉华平衡重式叉车启动反倾销调查 — Counterbalance forklifts are machinery/vehicles, not chemical or chemical-related products.

Sources covered

• CACS Export Response

Generated for 2026-10-08 (Asia/Shanghai).