The Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) of the Indian Ministry of Commerce and Industry has issued a final ruling (Case No. AD (OI) -43/2024), making a positive anti-dumping final ruling on Monoisopropylamine (MIPA) originating from or imported from China, recommending the imposition of a five-year anti-dumping duty on the product in question, with a tax amount of $290 per ton. The products involved in the case mainly involve Indian customs codes 29211190, 29211990, and 29211920.

    This survey is based on an application submitted by the only domestic manufacturer in India, Alkyl Amines Chemicals Limited, in October 2024. The Indian Ministry of Commerce and Industry officially filed the case on December 30, 2024, and the investigation period is as follows:

    Dumping investigation period: July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024 (12 months)
    Damage investigation period: 2020-21 fiscal year, 2021-22 fiscal year, April 2022 to June 2023 (15 months), and dumping investigation period

    During the investigation, Chinese manufacturer Anhui Haoyuan Chemical Group Co., Ltd., although registered as a stakeholder, withdrew midway without submitting a questionnaire response, and was identified as a "non partner" by the investigating authority. Other known manufacturers have not responded to the lawsuit.

    According to the DGTR final ruling document, the investigating authority has drawn the following main conclusions:

    Dumping exists and the magnitude is significant: Due to the lack of cooperation from Chinese manufacturers, the Indian authorities have determined a dumping margin of 35% to 45% for Chinese products based on the "available facts" rule and using the estimated normal value provided by the domestic industry.
    Domestic industries suffered substantial damage: With the expiration of the original anti-dumping measures in March 2023, the import volume of Chinese products increased sharply during the investigation period, jumping from 592 tons in the 2021-22 fiscal year to 4268 tons. At the same time, the utilization rate of domestic industrial capacity in India has significantly decreased, inventory has accumulated, market share has been severely eroded, and profits have turned from gains to losses.
    There is a causal relationship between dumping and injury: the investigating authority confirms that low-priced imported products have caused significant price suppression and inhibition in the domestic market of India, constituting substantial injury, and there are no other attributable factors.

    Public interest and downstream impact are controllable: Analysis shows that the production cost of downstream products of Monoisopropylamine (such as glyphosate and atrazine) is affected by less than 2%. The existing production capacity in India is sufficient to meet demand, and taxation will not cause supply shortages or significantly impact downstream industries.