**Executive Summary**
This notification, issued by the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), extends the anti-dumping duty on "2-Ethyl Hexanol" originating in or exported from the European Union, Indonesia, Korea RP, Malaysia, Taiwan, and the United States of America. This extension is valid until June 26, 2026, unless revoked, superseded, or amended earlier. This notification makes an amendment to the original Notification No. 17/2021-Customs (ADD) dated March 26, 2021.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Subject of Notification:** Continuation of anti-dumping duty on imports of "2-Ethyl Hexanol."
* **Countries Affected:** European Union, Indonesia, Korea RP, Malaysia, Taiwan, and the United States of America.
* **Tariff Item:** Goods fall under tariff item 2905 16 20 of the Customs Tariff Act.
* **Extension of Duty:** The anti-dumping duty, originally imposed vide notification No. 17/2021-Customs (ADD) dated March 26, 2021, is extended.
* **Validity Period:** The duty remains in force up to and including June 26, 2026, unless revoked, superseded, or amended earlier.
* **Legal Basis:** The notification is issued in exercise of powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (5) of section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act, read with rules 18 and 23 of the Customs Tariff Rules.
**Impact Analysis**
**Importers of "2-Ethyl Hexanol"**
* **Impact:** Increased cost of imports due to continued anti-dumping duty.
* **Action Required:** Factor in the anti-dumping duty when importing "2-Ethyl Hexanol" from the specified countries.
**Domestic Producers of "2-Ethyl Hexanol"**
* **Impact:** Continued protection from potentially unfair competition due to dumped imports.
* **Action Required:** Monitor the market and be prepared to demonstrate injury if the duty is allowed to lapse in the future.
**Consumers/Users of "2-Ethyl Hexanol"**
* **Impact:** Potentially higher prices for products that use "2-Ethyl Hexanol" as an input.
* **Action Required:** No direct action required, but may observe price fluctuations in related products.
**Customs Authorities**
* **Impact:** Responsibility to enforce the continued anti-dumping duty on imports of "2-Ethyl Hexanol" from the specified countries.
* **Action Required:** Ensure that the extended anti-dumping duty is correctly applied to relevant imports up to June 26, 2026.
**Designated Authority (DGTR)**
* **Impact:** The Designated Authority initiated the review which resulted in this notification.
* **Action Required:** N/A
Key Entities Referenced
Customs Tariff Act, 1975: Central Act governing customs duties in India; basis for anti-dumping duty imposition.
Notification No. 17/2021-Customs (ADD): Original notification imposing anti-dumping duty on 2-Ethyl Hexanol, as amended by this document.
Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment and Collection of Anti-dumping Duty on Dumped Articles and for Determination of Injury) Rules, 1995: Rules governing the identification, assessment, and collection of anti-dumping duties.
2-Ethyl Hexanol: The specific chemical product subject to the anti-dumping duty imposed by this notification, originating in or exported from several countries/regions.
Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue): The government ministry responsible for issuing this notification concerning customs duties.
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 835] नई दिल्ली, बहृ स्ट्प जतिार, दिसम्ब र 25, 2025/पौष 4, 1947
No. 835] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2025/PAUSHA 4, 1947
जित्त मत्रं ालय
(रािस्ट्ि जिभाग)
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 25 दिसम् बर, 2025
स.ं 38/2025-सीमािल्ु क (एडीडी)
सा.का.जन. 921(अ).—िहां दक यूरोपीय संघ, इंडोनेजिया, कोररया गणराज्य, मलेजिया, ताइिान और संयुक्त राज्य
अमेररका में मलू त: उत् पादित या िहां से जनयााजतत “2-एजिल हक्े सानोल” (एतद्पश्चात जिषयगत िस्ट्तु के रूप म ें उजल्लजखत)
िो सीमा िुल्क टैररफ अजधजनयम, 1975 (1975 का 51) (एतद्पश्चात सीमा िुल्क टैररफ अजधजनयम के रूप म ें उजल्लजखत)
की प्रिम अनुसूची के टैररफ मि 2905 16 20 के अतं गता आता ह,ै के आयात पर भारत सरकार, जित् त मंत्रालय
(रािस्ट् ि जिभाग) की अजधसूचना संख् या 17/2021-सीमा िुल् क (एडीडी), दिनांक 26 माच,ा 2021, जिसे
सा.का.जन. 215(अ), दिनांक 26 माच,ा 2021 के तहत भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, के भाग ।।, खंड 3, उप खडं (i) म ें
प्रकाजित दकया गया िा, के द्वारा लगाए गए प्रजतपाटन िुल् क को िारी रखने के मामले में जिजनर्िाष् ट प्राजधकारी ने सीमा
िुल् क टैररफ (पारटत िस्ट् तओंु की पहचान, उनका आंकलन और उन पर प्रजतपाटन िुल् क का संग्रहण तिा क्षजत जनधाारण)
जनयमािली, 1995 (एतद्पश्चात जिस े उक्त जनयमािली से सिं र्भात दकया गया ह)ै के जनयम 23 के साि परित सीमा िुल् क
8702 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
टैररफ अजधजनयम की धारा 9क की उप धारा (5) के अनुसार उक्त प्रजतपाटन िुल् क को आगे भी िारी रखने के जलए अनुरोध
दकया ह।ै
अत: अब उक्त जनयमािली के जनयम 18 और 23 के साि परित सीमा िुल् क टैररफ अजधजनयम की धारा 9क की
उप धारा (1) और (5) के तहत प्रित् त िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करत े हुए केन्द र सरकार, एतिद्वारा, भारत सरकार, जित् त मंत्रालय
(रािस्ट् ि जिभाग) की अजधसूचना संख् या 17/2021-सीमािुल् क (एडीडी), दिनांक 26 माचा, 2021, जिसे सा.का.जन. 215(अ),
दिनांक 26 माच,ा 2021, के तहत भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, के भाग ।।, खंड 3, उप खडं (i) में प्रकाजित दकया गया िा,
में जनम् नजलजखत और आग े भी सिं ोधन करती ह,ै यिा :-
उक्त अजधसूचना म,ें परै ाग्राफ 2 के पश् चात और स्ट् पष्ट ीकरण से पहल ेजनम्न जलजखत पैराग्राफ को अतं :स्ट्ि ाजपत दकया
िाएगा, यिा :
“3. पैराग्राफ 2 म ें जनजहत दकसी भी बात के बाििूि, यह प्रजतपाटन िल्ु क दिनांक 26 िून, 2026 तक, जिसमें यह
तारीख भी िाजमल ह,ै यदि इसके पहल े इसे िापस नहीं ल े जलया िाता ह,ै इसका अजधक्रमण नहीं होता ह ै या
इसमें संिोधन नहीं दकया िाता ह ैतो, लाग ूरहगे ा।” ।
[फा. स.ं सीबीआईसी-190349/52/2025-टीआरय ूअनुभाग-सीबीआईसी]
धीरि िमा,ा अिर सजचि
नोट : प्रमुख अजधसूचना संख्या 17/2021-सीमा िल्ु क (एडीडी) दिनांक 26 माच,ा 2021 को भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण,
भाग II, खंड 3, उपखंड (i) में क्रमांक सा.का.जन 215(अ), दिनांक 26 माच,ा 2021 के तहत प्रकाजित दकया गया िा।
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Revenue)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 25th December, 2025
No. 38/2025-Customs (ADD)
G.S.R. 921(E).— Whereas, the designated authority vide initiation Notification No. 7/14/2025-DGTR
dated 9th September 2025, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 9th September
2025, has initiated 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) 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 (hereinafter
referred to as the said rules), in the matter of continuation of anti-dumping duty on imports of “2-Ethyl Hexanol”
(hereinafter referred to as the subject goods) falling under tariff item 2905 16 20 of the First Schedule to the Customs
Tariff Act, originating in or exported from European Union, Indonesia, Korea RP, Malaysia, Taiwan and United States
of America (hereinafter referred to as the subject countries), imposed vide notification of the Government of India, in
the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No. 17/2021-Customs (ADD) dated 26th March, 2021, published in
the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 215(E), dated the 26th March,
2021, and has requested for extension of the said anti-dumping duty in terms of sub-section (5) of section 9A of the
Customs Tariff Act.[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
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 23 of the said rules, the Central Government hereby makes the following further
amendment in the notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue)
No. 17/2021-Customs (ADD) dated 26th March, 2021, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section
3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 215(E), dated the 26th March, 2021, namely :
In the said notification, after paragraph 2 and before the Explanation, the following paragraph shall be inserted,
namely:-
“3. Notwithstanding anything contained in paragraph 2, the anti-dumping duty shall remain in force up to
and inclusive of the 26th June, 2026, unless revoked, superseded or amended earlier.”.
[F. No. CBIC-190349/52/2025-TRU Section-CBIC]
DHEERAJ SHARMA, Under Secy.
Note: The principal notification No. 17/2021-Customs (ADD) dated 26th March, 2021, was published in the Gazette
of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 215(E), dated the
26th March, 2021.
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