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Customs Issues Anti-dumping Notification on China Origin Rutile Grade Titanium Dioxide, Kerala Industry, Paint Industry upset on Cost Hike of Import Dependent while Pigment to Follow DGTR Second Final Findings

Ø No Change in the Duty Rates of Old Notification which is Replaced by New Quashed by Calcutta High Court

Ø DoR Rescinds 2025 Notification on Anti-dumping Duty on Titanium Dioxide from China

Ø KMML Domination of Rutile Grade Titanium Dioxide Furthered as DGTR Recco Reimposes ADD on China Imports, Price Rise Likely as India has Limited Supply of Raw Material Tightly Controlled by Govt Regulations

DoR Rescinds 2025 Notification on Anti-dumping Duty on Titanium Dioxide from China

[Notification No. 25/2026-Customs (ADD) dated 24 October, 2026]

Seeks to rescind notification no. 12/2025-Customs (ADD), dated 10th May, 2025.

G.S.R.---(E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (5) of section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), the Central Government hereby rescinds the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No. 12/2025-Customs (ADD), dated the 10th May, 2025, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 305(E), dated 10th May, 2025, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such rescission.

[F. No. CBIC-190349/3/2025-TRU]

[Notification No. 26/2026-Customs (ADD) dated 24 October, 2026]

Seeks to impose Anti-Dumping Duty on imports of ‘Titanium Dioxide’ originating in or exported from China PR.

G.S.R.---(E).- Whereas in the matter of “Titanium Dioxide” (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods) falling under tariff items 2823 00 10, 3206 11 10 and 3206 11 90 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) (hereinafter referred to as the Customs Tariff Act), originating in, or exported from China PR (hereinafter referred to as the subject country) and imported into India, the designated authority, pursuant to the judgment of the Hon’ble High Court of Calcutta in Indian Paint Association v. Union of India & Ors. (WPO No. 148 of 2025) in the remand proceedings, dated the 22nd September, 2025, in its final findings vide F. No. 6/03/2024-DGTR, dated the 3rd August, 2026, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, section 1, dated the 3rd August, 2026 has come to the conclusion that-

(i) the subject goods have been exported to India from the subject country at dumped prices and the dumping margin is above de-minimis level and significant;

(ii) the domestic industry has suffered material injury and is facing threat of injury on account of subject imports from the subject country;

(iii) the material injury has been caused by the dumped imports of the subject goods from the subject country,

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

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (5) of section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act read with rules 18 and 20 of the Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment and Collection of Anti-dumping Duty on Dumped Articles and for Determination of Injury) Rules, 1995, the Central Government, after considering the aforesaid final findings of the designated authority, hereby imposes on the subject goods, the description of which is specified in column (3) of the Table below, falling under tariff items of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act as specified in the corresponding entry in column (2), originating in the countries as specified in the corresponding entry in column (4), exported from the countries as specified in the corresponding entry in column (5), produced by the producers as specified in the corresponding entry in column (6), and imported into India, an anti-dumping duty equal to the amount as specified in the corresponding entry in column (7), in the currency as specified in the corresponding entry in column (9) and as per unit of measurement as specified in the corresponding entry in column (8) of the following Table, namely:-

TABLE

Sl No.

Tariff Item

Description

Country of origin

Country of export

Producer

Amount

Unit of measurement

Currency

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

28230010, 32061110, and 32061190 *

Titanium Dioxide**

China PR

Any country including China PR

Anhui Gold Star Titanium Dioxide (Group) Co., Ltd.

609

USD

Anhui Gold Star Titanium Dioxide Trading Co., Ltd.

-do-

China PR

Any country including China PR

Shandong Jinhai Titanium Resources Technology Co., Ltd.

563

USD

Shandong Xianghai Titanium Co., Ltd.

-do-

China PR

Any country including China PR

LB Xiangyang Titanium Industry Co Ltd., and

460

USD

LB Sichuan Titanium Industry Co., Ltd.

LB Lufeng Titanium Industry Co., Ltd.

LB Group Co., Ltd.

Henan Billions Advanced Material Co., Ltd.

-do-

China PR

Any country including China PR

****Non-Sampled Cooperative Producers

510

USD

-do-

China PR

Any country other than subject country

Any producer other than Sl no. 1, 2, 3, and 4

681

USD

-do-

Any country other than subject country

China PR

Any

681

USD

*Note 1- Customs classification is only indicative, and the determination of anti-dumping duty shall be made as per the description of the product under consideration.

*Note 2- The application of the individual duty rates specified for the producers mentioned in the Table above shall be conditional upon presentation to the customs authorities of a valid commercial invoice, on which shall appear a declaration dated and signed by an official of the entity issuing such invoice, identified by his/her name and function, drafted as follows:

“I, the undersigned, certify that the (volume) of (product concerned) sold for export to India covered by this invoice was manufactured by (producer name and address) in [subject country]. I declare that the information provided in this invoice is complete and correct.”

If no such invoice is presented, the duty applicable to all other producers shall apply. This requirement is without prejudice to the verification procedures independently undertaken by the Customs authorities under the applicable customs law and regulations.

**Excluding the following:

S.No.	Product excluded	Description of the excluded product and details
1	Food	TiO2 used in food additives like food colouring
2	Pharma	TiO2 used as ingredient in tablet film coatings
3	Skin-care	TiO2 is used in cosmetics and sunscreen lotions for UV-absorbing and photocatalyst applications
4	Textile	TiO2 used in production of textile/fibre. TiO2 which is used in the production of textiles and fibres largely because of its photo-catalytic self-cleaning, UV-protection and delustering abilities, etc. is excluded from the scope of product under consideration. However, such exclusion does not extend to the TiO2 that is used as a pigment for printing over the textile/garment/cloth/fabric.
5	Fibre	TiO2 is used for delustering the artificial fibre and this fibre is used to produce the textiles. Fibre grade materials are used to blend with fibre threads to make the cloth itself. TiO2 Rutile grade for making décor paper (used at fibre/pulp stage).
6	Nano or ultrafine	Nano or ultrafine titanium dioxide having particle size below 100 nm used in textile/paint industry to offer characteristics such as dust free textile/paint.

****Non-Sampled Cooperative Producers

(1) Yibin Tianyuan Haifeng Hetai - Co, Ltd.

(2) Chongqing Titanium Industry Co. Ltd. of Pangang Group

(3) Pangang Group Titanium Industry Co. Ltd.

(4) Jiangxi Tikon Titanium Products Co. Ltd. (A Tronox Company)

(5) Kunming Donghao Titanium Co. Ltd.

(6) Inter-China Chemical Co. Ltd.

(7) Anhui Annada Titanium Industry Co. Ltd.

(8) Shandong Doguide Group Co. Ltd.

(9) Qiangjiang Fangyuan Titanium Industry Co. Ltd.

(10) Jinan Yuxing Chemical Co. Ltd.

(11) Ningbo Xinfu Titanium Dioxide Co. Ltd.

(12) Shandong Dawn Titanium Industry Co. Ltd.

2. The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be levied for a period of five years (unless revoked, superseded or amended earlier) from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette and shall be payable in Indian currency.

3. The landed value of imports for the purpose of this notification shall be assessable value as determined by the Customs under the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962) and includes all duties of customs except duties under sections 3, 8B, 9 and 9A of the said Act.

Explanation. - For the purposes of this notification, rate of exchange applicable for the purposes of calculation of such anti-dumping duty shall be the rate which is specified in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), issued from time to time in exercise of the powers conferred by section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962) and the relevant date for the determination of the rate of exchange shall be the date of presentation of the bill of entry under section 46 of the said Act.

[F.No. CBIC-190349/3/2025-TRU]