Provisional anti-dumping duty being imposed on Morpholine imports

The Finance Ministry has imposed provisional anti-dumping duty on ‘morpholine’ imports from China, European Union and the United States.

Morpholine is used as a chemical intermediate in the rubber industry. It also finds application in corrosion control and in the synthesis of a large number of drugs. This chemical is also used for crop protection agents, dyes and optical brighteners. It is also used by the cosmetics industry.

Balaji Amines Ltd had filed the petition seeking anti-dumping probe on imports of ‘morpholine’ from China, European Union and the US. This company is the sole producer of morpholine in the country.

Based on the recommendations of the Designated Authority in the commerce ministry, the revenue department has now imposed a provisional anti-dumping duty of $0.29 per kilogram on ‘morpholine’ produced and exported by Anhui Haoyuan Chemical Group Ltd, China.

For other producers and exporters of morpholine from China, the provisional anti-dumping duty has been pegged at $0.63 per kilogram. In the case of morpholine produced by BASF and exported from the

European Union, the anti-dumping duty has been pegged at $ 0.35 per kilogram. For other producers and exporters from the European Union, the provisional duty has been pegged at $ 0.68 per kilogram.

The revenue department has also imposed provisional anti-dumping duty of $ 0.50 per kilogram on morpholine produced and exported by Huntsman Petrochemical Corporation, USA. For other producers and exporters of this chemical from the US, the provisional anti-dumping duty has been pegged at $ 0.81 per kilogram.