March 25, 2025 – The Indian Ministry of Finance’s Department of Revenue has issued Notification No. 05/2025-Customs(ADD) on March 21, announcing the acceptance of the final affirmative anti-dumping determination recommendation made by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry on December 24, 2024, regarding Poly Vinyl Chloride Paste Resin (PVC Paste Resin) originating in or imported from mainland China, South Korea, Malaysia, Norway, Thailand, and Taiwan, China. As a result, anti-dumping duties will be imposed on the involved products from these regions and countries, with the following rates: mainland China at USD 248-707 per tonne, South Korea at USD 0-89 per tonne, Malaysia at USD 516 per tonne (with no duty for Kaneka Paste Polymer SDH BHD), Taiwan, China at USD 247-373 per tonne, Thailand at USD 343-421 per tonne, and Norway at USD 495 per tonne.
This measure came into effect on June 13, 2024, and will remain in place for a period of five years. The products covered by this case fall under the Indian Customs Codes 39041010, 39041020, 39041090, 39042100, 39042200, 39043010, 39043090, 39049000, 39044000, and 39049090. Products not subject to the duties in this case include PVC paste resin with a K-value below 60K, PVC blend resin, copolymers of PVC paste resin, battery separator resin, and “Biovyn™” PVC paste resin.