India Imposes Five-Year Anti-Dumping Duties on Chinese and Taiwanese Plastic Machines

June 26, 2025: India’s Ministry of Finance announced the imposition of anti-dumping duties for five years on plastic processing machines originating from or imported from China and Taiwan. The duties range from 0% to 63% for China and 0% to 53% for Taiwan, based on CIF values, according to Notification No. 21/2025-Customs(ADD).

The affected products include plastic processing machines or injection molding machines with a clamping force between 40 tons and 1500 tons, whether fully disassembled (CKD), semi-disassembled (SKD), or a combination of both. The products fall under Indian Customs codes 84771000 and 84779000.

Exclusions from the duties include:

• Blow molding machines under code 8477 30 00.
• Vertical injection molding machines.
• Fully electric injection molding machines with servo motor-driven operations.
• Multicolor or multi-mold machines for shoe manufacturing under code 8453.
• Second-hand plastic processing machines.
• Independent machine parts not forming complete injection molding units.

The investigation began on March 29, 2024, following a complaint by the Plastics Machinery Manufacturers Association of India. On March 27, 2025, India’s Ministry of Commerce issued a positive final determination, recommending the duties.

The Ministry expects these measures to protect domestic manufacturers from unfair pricing while promoting fair competition in the market.