Finmin Imposes Anti‑Dumping Duty on Aluminium Foil Imports: DGTR Findings Cited

Finmin Imposes Anti‑Dumping Duty on Aluminium Foil Imports: DGTR Findings Cited

The Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) released an official notification [15/2025-Customs (ADD)] dated June 19, 2025, regarding the matter of “Aluminium foil upto 80 micron” (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods) falling under tariff items 7607 11 10, 7607 11 90, 7607 19 10, 7607 19 91, 7607 19 92, 7607 19 93, 7607 19 94, 7607 19 95, 7607 19 99, 7607 20 10, or 7607 20 90 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) (hereinafter referred to as the Customs Tariff Act). The ministry has announced the imposition of anti-dumping duties on imports of aluminium foil up to 80 microns thick from China. This action is being taken after a deep investigation into where aluminium foil should be dumped in India at unfairly low prices, which was harming Indian manufacturers. The investigation (case no. 06/35/2023-DGTR) was performed by the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR), the designated authority on the imports of aluminium foil from China.

The investigation found enough evidence to believe that these imports were being sold below their normal value, which is called dumping. As a conclusion, preliminary findings were issued by the DGTR on August 28, 2024, recommending provisional anti-dumping duties to prevent further injury to the domestic industry. On the basis of these findings, the government of India published an official notification [No. 02/2025-Customs (ADD)] dated March 17, 2025, in order to impose a temporary anti-dumping duty while the full investigation continued. This provisional duty was meant to offer short-term protection to Indian aluminium foil producers from cheap imports coming from China during the investigation period.

Later, the DGTR issued its final finding on March 20, 2025 [notification No. 06/35/2023-DGTR], published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, section 1, dated March 20, 2025, after completing its investigation. The final finding concluded the following:

• The subject goods have been exported to India from the subject country at dumped prices.
• The domestic industry has suffered material injury.
• The material injury suffered by the domestic industry has been caused by the dumped imports from the subject country.

On the basis of this, DGTR suggested that the central government impose a final, or definitive, anti-dumping duty to avoid these unfair trade practices and support Indian producers.

In response to the DGTR’s final findings, the government has now issued this notification to impose definitive anti-dumping duties. These duties are being levied on aluminium foil imports from China that are 80 microns or less in thickness. This includes products classified under various tariff headings like 7607 11 10, 7607 19 10, and others. The duty applies whether the goods are exported directly from China or through another country.

Refer to the official notification for more related information.