## Policy Analysis Report: Antidumping Duty on Sodium Citrate from China PR
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes a notification issued by the Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, regarding the continuation of antidumping duty on imports of Sodium Citrate originating in or exported from China PR. The core purpose is to protect the domestic industry from injury caused by dumped imports. Key findings indicate that the antidumping duty, originally imposed in 2020, will continue for another five years, with specific duty amounts varying based on the producer.
**2. Introduction:**
This report provides an informative analysis of Notification No. 102025-Customs, issued on May 8, 2025, concerning the antidumping duty on Sodium Citrate imports from China PR. The analysis is based solely on the text of the provided notification.
**3. Policy Overview:**
* This notification is an *amendment* and *supersedes* the previous notification No. 82020-Customs ADD, dated May 19, 2020.
* **Core Objective:** To remove injury to the domestic industry caused by the continued dumping of Sodium Citrate from China PR.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
The rationale for this amendment is the finding by the designated authority that:
* Dumping of Sodium Citrate from China PR is continuing.
* This dumping is causing injury to the domestic industry.
* Revocation of the existing antidumping duty would likely lead to a continuation of dumping and injury.
This amendment, therefore, aims to maintain the protective measures against unfairly priced imports to safeguard domestic manufacturers.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
This notification constitutes an *amendment* to the existing policy by *continuing* the antidumping duty, however, it *modifies* the specific duty amounts based on updated findings.
* **Original Policy Part Changed:** The notification supersedes the previous notification No. 82020-Customs ADD, dated May 19, 2020, effectively updating the duty rates.
* **New Rule/Provision:** The antidumping duty is *re-imposed* at *new rates* specified in the provided table (see below).
* **Difference/Effect:** While the *continuation* of the antidumping duty itself isn't new, the crucial change lies in the *adjusted duty amounts*. Specifically:
| Sl. No. | Description of goods | Tariff Item | Country of origin | Country of export | Producer | Duty per MT |
| :------ | :------------------- | :---------- | :---------------- | :---------------- | :-------------------------------------- | :---------- |
| 1 | Sodium Citrate | 2918 15 20 | China PR | Any country | Ms Shandong Ensign Industry Co., Ltd. | 96.05 |
| 2 | Sodium Citrate | 2918 15 20 | China PR | Any country | Ms Jiangsu Guoxin Union Energy Co., Ltd. | 96.05 |
| 3 | Sodium Citrate | 2918 15 20 | China PR | Any country | Any other producer other than at Sl. No. 1 and 2. | 152.78 |
| 4 | Sodium Citrate | 2918 15 20 | China PR | Any country | Any | 152.78 |
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
* **Directly Affected:**
* Domestic manufacturers of Sodium Citrate.
* Importers of Sodium Citrate from China PR.
* Producers of Sodium Citrate in China PR (specifically Ms Shandong Ensign Industry Co., Ltd, Ms Jiangsu Guoxin Union Energy Co., Ltd and other producers).
* **Other Stakeholders:** Consumers and industries that use Sodium Citrate.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible Agency:** Central Government (Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue) and Customs authorities.
* **Timelines:** The antidumping duty is levied for five years from the date of publication of the notification (May 8, 2025), unless revoked, superseded, or amended earlier.
* **Procedures:** The rate of exchange for calculating the duty will be determined according to Section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962, at the time of presenting the bill of entry under Section 46 of the same Act.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
The likely intended outcome of these changes is:
* Continued protection for the domestic Sodium Citrate industry from the adverse effects of dumped imports.
* Potentially higher costs for importers of Sodium Citrate from China PR, particularly those importing from producers other than Ms Shandong Ensign Industry Co., Ltd, and Ms Jiangsu Guoxin Union Energy Co., Ltd.
* Stabilization of the domestic market by preventing price undercutting.
**9. Conclusion:**
The notification analyzed in this report represents a continuation and modification of existing antidumping measures on Sodium Citrate imports from China PR. The key change lies in the adjusted duty amounts, which are now producer-specific. This amendment is significant as it aims to safeguard the domestic industry from unfair trade practices and maintain a level playing field in the Sodium Citrate market. It remains in effect for five years unless superseded or amended.
Key Entities Referenced
No. 258: Notification number
NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, MAY 8, 2025: Date and place of publication of the notification
VAISAKHA 18, 1947: Date in the Indian national calendar
Customs Tariff Act, 1975: The Act under which the antidumping duty is being levied
Customs Tariff Identification, Assessment and Collection of Antidumping Duty on Dumped Articles and for Determination of Injury Rules, 1995: Rules pertaining to antidumping duty
Sodium Citrate: The subject good on which antidumping duty is imposed
China PR: The subject country from which the goods originate
Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue: The Government body issuing the notification
No. 82020Customs ADD, dated the 19th May, 2020: Previous notification imposing antidumping duty
G.S.R. 302 E, dated the 19th May, 2020: Gazette notification number and date related to the previous notification
7082024DGTR, dated the 12th February, 2025: Notification number related to the final finding of designated authority
Central Government: The entity imposing the antidumping duty
Customs Act, 1962: Act related to customs duties and regulations
DHEERAJ SHARMA: Under Secretary
Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi110064: Place of printing
Controller of Publications, Delhi110054: Publisher of the Gazette of India
G.S.R. 301E: Gazette notification number
7082024DGTR, dated the 30th September, 2024: Notification number of the designated authority regarding the initiation of review
Ms Shandong Ensign Industry Co., Ltd.: Producer of Sodium Citrate
Ms Jiangsu Guoxin Union Energy Co., Ltd.: Producer of Sodium Citrate
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भाग II—खण्ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
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स.ं 258] नई दिल्ली, बहृ स्ट्प जतिार, मई 8, 2025/ििै ाख 18, 1947
No. 258] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, MAY 8, 2025/VAISAKHA 18, 1947
जित्त मत्रं ालय
(रािस्ट्ि जिभाग)
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 8 मई, 2025
स.ं 10/2025-सीमािल्ु क (एडीडी)
सा.का.जन. 301(अ).— िहा ं दक चीन िनिािी गणराज्य (एतजमिमन पमि चात जिस े जिषयगत िेि स े संिर्भित दकया
गया ह)ै म ेंमूलत: उत् पादित या िहां से जनयािजतत “सोजडयम साइरेट” (एतजमिमन पमि चात जिस ेजिषयगत िस्ट्त ुस ेसंिर्भित दकया
गया ह)ै िो दक सीमािुल् क टैिर अजधजनयम, 1975 (1975 का 51) (एतजमिमन पमि चात जिसे उत सीमािुल् क टैिर
अजधजनयम से संिर्भित दकया गया ह)ै की प्रथम अनुसूची के टैिर मि 2918 15 20 के अंतगित आता ह,ै के आयातों पर भारत
सरकार, जित् त मंत्रालय (रािस्ट् ि जिभाग) की अजधसूचना सं् या 8/2020-सीमािुल् क (एडीडी), दिनांक 19 मई, 2020, जिस े
सा.का.जन. 302 (अ), दिनांक 19 मई, 2020 के तहत भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, के भाग-II, खंड-3, उप खंड (i) म ें
प्रकाजित दकया गया था, के द्वारा लगाए गए प्रजतपाटन िल्ु क को आग ेिारी रखन ेके मामले म ेंजिजन्ि्ट ि प्राजधकारी अजधसूचना
सं. 7/08/2024-डीिीटीआर, दिनांक 30 जसतम्बर, 2024, जिसे दिनांक 30 जसतम्बर, 2024 को भारत के रािपत्र,
असाधारण के भाग ।, खंड 1 में प्रकाजित दकया गया था, के तहत उक्त सीमािुल्क टैिर अजधजनयम की धारा 9क की उपधारा
3040 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
(5) के अनुसार तथा सीमािुल्क टैिर (पािटत िस्ट्तुओं की पहचान, उनका आंकलन, उनपर प्रजतपाटन िल्ु क का संग्रहण तथा
क्षजत जनधािरण) जनयमािली, 1995 के जनयम 23 के अनुपालन में समीक्षा का कायि िरूु दकया था;
और िहा ं दक जिषयगत िेि म ें मलू त: उत् पादित या िहां स े जनयािजतत जिषयगत िस्ट् तु के आयात पर लगाए गए
प्रजतपाटन िल्ु क की समीक्षा के मामले में उत जिजन्ि्ि ट प्राजधकारी अजधसूचना सं् या 7/08/2024-डीिीटीआर, दिनांक
12 फ़रिरी, 2025, जिसे दिनांक 12 फ़रिरी, 2025 को भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, के भाग ।, खंड 1 में प्रकाजित दकया
गया था, में प्रकाजित अपन ेअंजतम जन्क षों म ेंइस जनणिय पर पहचं े ह ैंदक-
(i) जिषयगत िस्ट्त ुका जिषयगत ििे स ेजनरंतर पाटन िारी ह ैऔर यदि इस िल्ु क को समाप्त कर दिया िाता ह ैतो ऐस े
आयात का भारत के बािार में बहत कम मल्ू य पर पंहचते रहन ेकी संभािना है;
(ii) जिषयगत ििे ों से हो रह ेइस प्रकार के आयात से घरेलू उद्योग को क्षजत हो रही ह;ै
(iii) जलजखत सूचनाओं के आधार पर ऐसा पता चलता ह ैदक लागू प्रजतपाटन िल्ु क को यदि इस स्ट्तर पर समाप्त कर दिया
िाता ह ैतो इसके पाटन के बने रहने और इस प्रकार की क्षजत के होते रहने की संभािना है;
(iv) ऐसे पयािप्त साक्ष्य ह ैंजिनसे पता चलता ह ैदक यदि इस स्ट्तर पर प्रजतपाटन िल्ु क को िापस ले जलया िाता ह ैतो इन
िस्ट्तुओं की यहां भरमार होती रहगे ी और घरेल ूउद्योग को क्षजत पहचुँ ती रहगे ी,
और उन् होंने घरेलू उद्योग को होने िाली ऐसी क्षजत को िरू करने के जलए जिषयगत िेि म ेंमूलतत उत्पादित या िहां से जनयािजतत
जिषयगत िस्ट्तु के आयात पर लगाए गए प्रजतपाटन िल्ु क को िारी रखन े के जलए जस ािरि की है;
अत: अब सीमािुल् क टैिर (पािटत िस्ट् तुओं की पहचान, उनका आंकलन और उन पर प्रजतपाटन िल्ु क का संग्रहण
तथा क्षजत जनधािरण) जनयमािली, 1995 के जनयम 18, 20 और 23 के साथ पिित उत सीमािुल् क टैिर अजधजनयम की
धारा 9क की उप धारा (1) और (5) के तहत प्रित् त िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करत ेहए और भारत सरकार, जित् त मंत्रालय (रािस्ट् ि
जिभाग) की अजधसूचना स्ं या 8/2020-सीमािलु क् (एडीडी), दिनाकं 19 मई, 2020, जिस े सा.का.जन. 302 (अ), दिनाकं
19 मई, 2020 के तहत भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, के भाग-।।, खंड-3, उप खंड (i) में प्रकाजित दकया गया था, का
अजधक्रमण करते हए केन्र सरकार, उत जिजन्ि्ि ट प्राजधकारी के अंजतम जन्क षों पर जिचार करने के पमि चात, एतिद्वारा,
उत जिषयगत िस्ट्त ,ु जिसका जििरण नीचे सारणी के कॉलम (3) में जन्ि्ि ट ह,ै िो दक कॉलम (2) की तत्स ंबंधी प्रजिज्ट म ें
जिजन्ि्ि ट सीमािुल् क टैिर अजधजनयम की प्रथम अनुसूची के टैिर मि के अंतगित आती ह,ै कॉलम (4) की तत्स ंबंधी प्रजिज्ट
में जिजन्ि्ि ट िेिों में मूलत: उत्प ादित ह,ै कॉलम (5) की तत्स बं ंधी प्रजिज्ट में जिजन्ि्ि ट िेिों से जनयािजतत ह,ै कॉलम (6) की
तत्स ंबंधी प्रजिज्ट में जिजन्ि्ि ट उत् पािकों से उत् पादित ह ै पर कॉलम (7) की तत्स ंबंधी प्रजिज्ट में जन्ि्ि ट राजि के बराबर की
िर के अनुसार प्रजतपाटन िल्ु क लगाती ह,ै यथात-
सारणी
क्रम टैिर मि िस्ट्त ुका मलू तत उत्पािन जनयाति क ििे उत्पािक राजि ($ प्रजत
स.ं जििरण का ििे
मीिरक टन)
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)
1. 2918 15 20# सोजडयम चीन िनिािी चीन िनिािी मेससि िेडोंग 96.05
साइरेट* गणराज्य गणराज्य समेत कोई एनसाइन इंडस्ट्री कं.
भी िेि जलजमटेड
2. -िही- -िही- चीन िनिािी चीन िनिािी मेससि जिआंगसु 96.05
गणराज्य गणराज्य समेत कोई गुओजसन यूजनयन
भी िेि एनिी[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
कं. जलजमटेड
3. -िही- -िही- चीन िनिािी चीन िनिािी उपयुिक्त क्रम स.ं 1 152.78
गणराज्य गणराज्य समेत कोई और 2 म ें उजल्लजखत
भी िेि उत्पािक से जभन्न
कोई भी उत्पािक
4. -िही- -िही- चीन िनिािी चीन िनिािी कोई भी 152.78
गणराज्य के गणराज्य
अलािा कोई
भी िेि
#- सीमा िुल्क िगीकरण केिल सांकेजतक ह ैऔर जिचाराधीन उत्पाि के िायरे पर बाध्यकारी नहीं ह।ै
*-उपरोक्त िल्ु क ताजलका में माल के जििरण म ें जनम्नजलजखत िकै जल्पक नाम भी िाजमल ह:ैं - (क)राई सोजडयम साइरेट; (ख)
राई सोजडयम साइरेट डाइहाइड्रेट; (ग) सोजडयम साइरेट डाइहाइड्रेट; (घ) राइबेजसक सोजडयम साइरेट; (ङ) सोजडयम
साइरेट राइबेजसक डाइहाइड्रेट; (च) सोजडयम साइरेट जडबैजसक सेसदिहाइड्रेट; (छ) सोजडयम साइरेट मोनोबैजसक
बायोस्ट्रा।
2. इस अजधसूचना के अंतगित लगाया गया प्रजतपाटन िल्ु क अजधसूचना के रािपत्र में प्रकािन की तारीख से पांच िष ि
की अिजध तक (यदि इसके पहले इसे िापस नहीं जलया िाता है, इसका अजधक्रमण नहीं दकया िाता ह ै या इसमें संिोधन
नहीं दकया िाता ह ैतो) लाग ूरहगे ा और इसका भुगतान भारतीय मुरा में करना होगा।
स्ट्प ्ट ीकरण– इस अजधसूचना के उद्देमि य के जलए ऐस े प्रजतपाटन िुल् क की गणना के प्रयोिन हते ु लाग ू जिजनमय िर
िही िर होगी िो दक भारत सरकार, जित् त मंत्रालय (रािस्ट् ि जिभाग) की अजधसूचना, जिसे सीमािुल् क अजधजनयम, 1962
(1962 का 52) की धारा 14 के तहत प्रित् त िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करते हए समय-समय पर िारी दकया गया हो, में जिजन्ि्ि ट
की गई होगी और इस जिजनमय िर के जनधािरण की संगत तारीख िह तारीख होगी िो दक उत सीमािुल् क अजधजनयम की
धारा 46 के अतं गति आगम पत्र में प्रिर्िित होगी।
[ ा. स.ं सीबीआईसी-190349/9/2025–टीआरय]ू
धीरि िमा,ि अिर सजचि
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Revenue)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 8th May, 2025
No. 10/2025-Customs (ADD)
G.S.R. 301(E).— Whereas, the designated authority, vide notification No. 7/08/2024-DGTR, dated the 30th
September, 2024, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated 30th September, 2024, had
initiated the review in terms of sub-section (5) of section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) (hereinafter
referred to as the Customs Tariff Act), and read with rule 23 of the Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment and
Collection of Anti-dumping Duty on Dumped Articles and for Determination of Injury) Rules, 1995, in the matter of
continuation of anti-dumping duty on imports of “Sodium Citrate” (hereinafter referred to as the subject good) falling
under tariff item 2918 15 20 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, originating in or exported from China PR
(hereinafter referred to as the subject country), imposed vide notification of the Government of India, Ministry of
Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 8/2020-Customs (ADD), dated the 19th May, 2020, published in the Gazette of
India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 302 (E), dated the 19th May, 2020;
And whereas, in the matter of review of anti-dumping duty on imports of the subject goods, originating in or
exported from the subject country, the designated authority in its final findings, published vide notification No.
7/08/2024-DGTR, dated the 12th February, 2025, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-I, Section 1,
dated the 12th February 2025, has come to the conclusion that-4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
(i) there is continued dumping of the subject goods from the subject countries and the imports are likely to enter
the Indian market at dumped prices in the event of cessation of duty;
(ii) dumped imports from subject countries are causing injury to the domestic industry;
(iii) the information on record shows likelihood of continuation of dumping and injury in case the anti-dumping
duty in force is allowed to cease at this stage;
(iv) there is sufficient evidence to indicate that the revocation of the anti-dumping duty at this stage will lead to
continuation of dumping and injury to the domestic industry,
and has recommended continued imposition of the anti-dumping duty on imports of the subject goods, originating in or
exported from the subject country, 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, 20 and 23 of the Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment and Collection of Anti-
dumping Duty on Dumped Articles and for Determination of Injury) Rules, 1995 and in supersession of the notification
of the Government of India, Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 8/2020-Customs (ADD), dated the 19th
May, 2020, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 302
(E), dated the 19th May, 2020, 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 following
Table, falling under tariff item of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act as specified in the corresponding entry
in column (2), originating in the country as specified in the corresponding entry in column (4), exported from the country
as specified in the corresponding entry in column (5), produced by the producers as specified in the corresponding entry
in column (6), an anti-dumping duty at the rate equal to the amount as indicated in the corresponding entry in column
(7) of the said Table, namely :-
TABLE
Duty
Sl. Description of Country of Country of
Tariff Item Producer ($ per
No. goods origin export
MT)
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)
Any country M/s Shandong
Sodium
1. 2918 15 20# China PR including China Ensign Industry Co., 96.05
Citrate*
PR Ltd.
Any country M/s Jiangsu Guoxin
2. -do- -do- China PR including China Union Energy 96.05
PR Co., Ltd.
Any country Any other producer
3. -do- -do- China PR including China other than at Sl. No. 152.78
PR 1 and 2.
Any country other
4. -do- -do- China PR Any 152.78
than China PR
# - The customs classification is indicative only and is not binding on the scope of the product under consideration.
* - The description of the goods in the Duty Table above includes the following alternate names namely: - (a) Tri
Sodium Citrate; (b) Tri Sodium Citrate dihydrate; (c) Sodium Citrate dihydrate; (d) Tribasic Sodium Citrate; (e)
Sodium Citrate Tribasic Dihydrate; (f) Sodium Citrate Dibasic Sesquihydrate; (g) Sodium Citrate Monobasic
Bioxtra.
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.
Explanation.- For the purposes of this notification, rate of exchange applicable for the purpose of calculation
of such anti-dumping duty shall be the rate which is specified in the notification of the Government of India, 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 Customs Act.
[F. No. CBIC-190349/9/2025-TRU]
DHEERAJ SHARMA, Under Secy.
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