Product description – “Jute Products” comprising of Jute Yarn/twine (multiple folded/cabled and single), Hessian Fabrics and Jute Sacking bags.

HS Codes – 53101013, 63051040, 53101012, 53071010 and 53072000.

Uses – Broad usages include packaging, geotextiles, protection of rooting plants, making of cloths, bags, wrapping, boot and shoe lining, fuse yarns, aprons, canal and motor linings, ropes, strings, upholstery foundation, curtains and furnishing fabrics etc. Jute can also be mixed with wool for fine yarn and fabric production.

Subject countries – Bangladesh and Nepal

Domestic industry – Indian Jute Mills Association (IJMA). Requisite information was provided by the following domestic producers:

1. Bowreah Jute Mills Private Limited
2. Caledonian Jute & Industries Ltd
3. Cheviot Company Limited
4. Gloster Limited
5. Hoogly Infrastructure Private Limited
6. Ludlow Jute & Specialities Limited
7. The Naihati Jute Mills Co. Limited
8. Neelam Jute Co. Limited

Period of investigation – April 2024 to March 2025.

Injury period – April 2021 to March 2022, April 2022 to March 2023, April 2023 to March 2024 and the POI.

Date of Initiation: 30^th June 2025

Key findings:

1. The product under consideration is “Jute Products” comprising of Jute Yarn/twine (multiple folded/cabled and single), Hessian Fabrics and Jute Sacking bags. PCN methodology, as notified on 1^st Sept. 2025 was adopted for the final findings.
2. The applicant along with supporters accounted for 55% of total Indian production and constituted domestic industry.
3. The export price of the subject goods, barring sacking, has materially declined since the POI of the sunset review investigation. Such decline is even higher than decline in raw material prices. Thus, there has been a change in circumstances with such decline being of lasting nature.
4. The Authority sampled 10 producers based on stratified sampling methodology and including producers with different quantum of exports to India.
5. There is insufficient evidence that producers in subject countries are exporting being installed capacities by routing goods by other producers.
6. Imports from subject countries account for entirety of imports into India while dumped imports account for 84% of total imports.
7. Subject imports undercut prices of the domestic industry for each product type – yarn, hessian and sacking (including in open market). Weighted average price undercutting is positive and significant. 
8. Import prices have depressed the prices of the domestic industry.
9. Despite increase in capacity in 2022-23, production, capacity utilisation, production of subject goods and domestic sales in open market has declined over the injury period. 
10. Market share of applicant as well as the Indian industry has declined while that of subject imports have increased over the injury period.
11. Domestic industry has significantly accumulated inventories over the injury period.
12. Number of employees and salary & wages increased till 2023-24, declining thereafter in the POI. Productivity per day and employee increased from base year to 2022-23 and declined thereafter till POI.
13. Over the injury period, profits declined by 41%. Cash profits declined by 23% while return on capital employed declined by 46% over the injury period.
14. Growth in terms of both volume parameters and price parameters has remained negative in the period of investigation.
15. There is likelihood of further injury, having regard to volume and rate of increase in imports, excess production capacities in the subject countries, increase in capacities in the subject countries, likely suppressing or depressing effect of imports, and the existing injury faced by the domestic industry.
16. There is a need for re-quantification of anti-dumping duty applicable on imports of the product under consideration.