The Central Government has decided to continue the imposition of anti-dumping duty on imports of “Flexible Slabstock Polyol of molecular weight 3000–4000” originating in or exported from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, in order to protect the domestic industry from injury caused by dumped imports.
The decision has been notified by the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) vide Notification No. 01/2026-Customs (ADD) dated 2nd January 2026, issued under the provisions of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975.
The continuation follows a sunset review initiated by the Designated Authority under the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) vide Initiation Notification No. 7/03/2025-DGTR dated 18th March 2025. The review was undertaken in accordance with sub-section (5) of Section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975, 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.
Accordingly, the Government has amended the earlier Notification No. 20/2021-Customs (ADD) dated 5th April 2021 to provide that the anti-dumping duty shall remain in force up to and inclusive of 17th June 2026, unless revoked, superseded, or amended earlier.
The measure aims to ensure fair trade practices and safeguard the interests of the domestic manufacturers of Flexible Slabstock Polyol against unfair pricing of imports.
The Notification can be accessed at: https://taxinformation.cbic.gov.in/view-pdf/1010547/ENG/Notifications
