DGTR Issues Final Findings on Anti-Dumping Duty for HFC R-32 Imports from China


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The Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) has issued its final findings regarding anti-dumping duties on Hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) Component R-32 imports originating from China. The investigation concluded that the product was exported below its normal value, causing injury to India's domestic industry. Consequently, definitive anti-dumping duties were recommended and subsequently imposed to protect the local market.

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE)
NOTIFICATION No. 23/2025-Customs (ADD)

New Delhi, the 15th July, 2025

G.S.R.... (E). -Whereas, in the matter of “Hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) Component R-32” (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), originating in, or exported from China PR (hereinafter referred to as the subject country) falling under tariff sub-heading 2903 39 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) (hereinafter referred to as the Customs Tariff Act), and imported into India,the designated authority in its final findings issued vide Notification number 6/33/2020-DGTR, dated the 23rd September, 2021, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 23rd September, 2021, had come to the conclusion that - 

(i)     the product under consideration has been exported at a price below normal value, thus resulting in dumping;  
(ii)     the domestic industry has suffered material injury;  
(iii)    there is causal link between dumping of product under consideration and injury to the domestic industry,  

and had recommended imposition of definitive anti-dumping duty imports the subject goods, originating in, or exported from the subject country and imported into India, in order to remove injury to the domestic industry.

And whereas, on the basis of the aforesaid final findings of the designated authority, the Central Government had imposed the anti-dumping duty on the subject goods, vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 75/2021-Customs (ADD), dated the 21st December, 2021, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, section 3, sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 874(E), dated the 21st December, 2021

Official copy of the circular has been attached 

FAQ :

The DGTR's final findings concern "Hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) Component R-32" originating in or exported from China PR.

The DGTR concluded that the HFC R-32 was exported at dumped prices, causing material injury to the domestic industry, and there was a causal link between the dumping and the injury.

The DGTR recommended the imposition of definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of HFC R-32 from China to remove the injury to the domestic industry.

The anti-dumping duty was initially imposed by the Central Government on 21st December 2021.

Anti-dumping duties are imposed to remove injury to the domestic industry caused by the import of goods sold at unfairly low prices (dumping).

 

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Notification No : Notification No. 23/2025-Customs (ADD
Published in Custom
Source : https://taxinformation.cbic.gov.in/view-pdf/1010409/ENG/Notifications
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