The Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) has now recommended imposition of anti-dumping duty on sodium cyanide (NaCN) imported from China, the European Union, Japan and Korea. The revised definitive anti-dumping duties on the import of sodium cyanide, originating in or exported from these countries, is for a period of five years.
Sodium cyanide is used in the extraction of gold and silver from their respective ores, in electroplating and the heat treatment of metals, and in manufacturing insecticides, dyes, pigments, and bulk drugs, etc.
According to information on the DGTR’s website, the authority initiated an anti-dumping investigation on March 31, 2023 based on an application filed by the Hindustan Chemicals Company and United Phosphorous Limited, in accordance with the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 and the Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment and Collection of Anti-dumping Duty on Dumped Articles and for Determination of lnjury) Rules, 1995.
