Stiff Anti-dumping Duty of $3 per Roll on Wallpaper from China, 100% Plus Duty on Import Price to Increase Customs Duty Collection at Cost of Consumer

· Single Domestic Taloja Based Producer in Very High Price Segment Producing from Finland Paper and Shanghai Inks Complainant

· Indian Industry not Equipped for High Volume and Large Variety Production, cannot compete with China Export Based Volume

DGTR has recommended definitive anti-dumping duty on PVC and non-woven wallpapers from China PR at fixed rates of US$1,692–3,058 per MT, depending on the producer/exporter. The duty will become effective only after the Central Government issues the corresponding notification.

[DGTR Final Findings Case No. AD (OI) – 42/2024 dated 25 September 2026]

· Product under investigation: Wallpapers, restricted to PVC Wallpapers and Non-Woven Wallpapers originating in or exported from China PR.

· Products excluded: Digital customised wallpaper, natural wallpaper and fabric-backed wallpaper are outside the scope of the PUC.

· HS Classification: Subject goods are principally classified under HS 4814 20 00 and 4814 90 00. Classification is stated to be indicative and not binding on the product scope.

· Domestic industry: Eximus Wallpapers Private Limited is recognised as the eligible domestic industry and is stated to be the sole Indian producer of the like article.

· Period of Investigation (POI): 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025; injury period covers 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2025.

· Dumping finding: DGTR concluded that the subject goods were exported from China PR to India below normal value, with positive dumping margins for the cooperating producers and a significant residual margin for non-cooperating producers.

· Dumping margins:

o Jiangxi Casawall Industrial Co., Ltd.: 110–120%

o Jiangxi Zhuoya Industrial Co., Ltd.: 60–70%

o Other producers/exporters: 170–180%

· Import share: Subject imports accounted for approximately 90% of Indian demand during the POI, while the domestic industry's share was significantly lower.

· Injury to domestic industry: DGTR found decline in production, low capacity utilisation, high inventories and deterioration in profitability, with the domestic industry moving from profit to loss during the POI.

· Causal link: DGTR found that the volume, market share and prices of dumped Chinese imports materially affected the domestic industry's ability to increase production, utilise capacity and recover costs.

· Material retardation: The claim of material retardation was not independently established and was not accepted.

Recommended Anti-Dumping Duty

Producer/Exporter	Country of Origin	Fixed Duty
Jiangxi Casawall Industrial Co., Ltd.	China PR	US$ 2,547/MT
Jiangxi Zhuoya Industrial Co., Ltd.	China PR	US$ 1,692/MT
Any other producer – China PR	China PR	US$ 3,058/MT
Any producer – China PR goods exported through a country other than China PR	China PR	US$ 3,058/MT

The recommended duty is a fixed specific duty in US$/MT, based on the lower of the dumping margin and injury margin.

· Duration: The recommended duty is to remain in force for five years, unless revoked, superseded or amended earlier. It will take effect only from the date of the Central Government's notification.

· Producer-specific rate condition: The individual rates for Casawall and Zhuoya will apply only if Customs is presented with a valid commercial invoice containing the prescribed producer declaration. Otherwise, the US$3,058/MT residual duty will apply.