India has initiated a sunset review investigation into the anti-dumping duties imposed on imports of Toluene Di-Isocyanate (TDI) from China, Japan and South Korea, a move that could decide whether trade protection for the domestic TDI industry persist beyond September 2027.
The review was released by the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) on September 30, 2026, following a petition filed by Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd (GNFC), India’s sole manufacturer of TDI. GNFC has claimed that withdrawal of present duties could cause a recurrence of dumping and injury to the domestic industry.
TDI is a main feedstock used within the production of polyurethane foams, which find extensive application in the furniture, mattresses, automotive, refrigeration, insulation and construction sectors. As a result, the final results of the review will be carefully watched throughout downstream polyurethane value chains.
The recent investigation marks the second review of the anti-dumping measures originally imposed around a decade ago. The first anti-dumping probe into TDI imports from China, Japan and South Korea was initiated in October 2016, leading to provisional duties in June 2017 and definitive duties in January 2018. A subsequent sunset review was initiated in 2021, following which the duties were extended in September 2022.
The present duties are to stay in force until September 20, 2027, unless revoked earlier. The new DGTR review will examine whether the expiry of duties would result in persisted dumping and injury to the domestic industry.
