DGTR Recommends Five-Year Anti-Dumping Duty on Melamine from China
India's Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) has recommended anti-dumping duty on melamine imported from China. Its final findings, issued on 28 September 2026 in case AD (OI) – 35/2025, conclude a year-long investigation and confirm that Chinese melamine "has been dumped into the Indian domestic market, causing material injury to the local manufacturing industry".
The investigation followed an application by Gujarat State Fertilizers and Chemicals Limited (GSFC), India's sole domestic melamine producer. Chinese imports "surged dramatically" during the investigation period. The duty, set exporter by exporter in US dollars per tonne, is recommended for five years; the individual rates are in the final findings on DGTR's website.
What it means for buyers and suppliers
Melamine goes into laminates, adhesives and crockery. A DGTR recommendation is not yet a duty: it applies only once the Finance Ministry notifies it. If notified, landed prices of Chinese melamine will rise and GSFC will have more room on price, so laminate and resin makers should check the rate for their supplier and review contracts that end after the expected notification date.
Source: ChemAnalyst; DGTR final findings, case AD (OI) – 35/2025. Photo: a sample of melamine. Leiem, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.