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The Finance Ministry has come up with a new set of anti-dumping duties on imports of certain carbon black from Australia, China, Thailand and Russia.
The new anti-dumping duties will be valid until July 29 next year.
They would be applicable only on carbon black used in rubber applications, according to the revenue department.
Thermal black and carbon black grades meant for semi-conductive compound applications were not covered under the anti-dumping probe.
Carbon black is an important raw material used in manufacture of tyres.
The latest revenue department move follows the final findings of the mid-term review investigations released in February this year.
The Designated Authority in the Commerce Ministry had in February recommended continuation of anti-dumping duty that was originally imposed in July 2009.
However, the Authority had done away with specific (concessional) anti-dumping duties put in place for certain exporters such as Continental Carbon Australia, Jiangxi Black Cat Carbon Black, China and Ningbo Detai Chemical Co Ltd, China.
The Automotive Tyre Manufacturers’ Association had filed the petition seeking a mid-term review investigation.
In the case of carbon black imports from Australia, the anti-dumping duty has been pegged at $ 0.330 per kilogram.
For imports from China, the anti-dumping duty will be $ 0.423 per kilogram. The anti-dumping duty for imports from Russia is $ 0.391 per kg.
In the case of Thailand, the anti-dumping duty has been pegged at $ 0.186 per kg.
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