Product description – Aniline is also known as Aniline oil. Aniline is transparent, oily liquid and is a primary amine compound. Its colour transforms to light pale-yellow liquid when freshly distilled, its color darkens when exposed to light or air.
HS Codes – 29214110
Uses – Aniline is a basic organic chemical, essential for vital industries such as drugs, pharmaceuticals, dyes and dyes intermediaries.
Area | Used as |
Rubber Chemical | Antioxidants, Accelerators, vulcanizing Agents |
Photographic Chemicals | Hydroquinone |
Dyes & Dye Intermediates: | Acetanilide, Cyclo Hexyl Amine, Aceto Acetanilide, Diethoxy Aniline, P-Amino Azo Benzene, Diethyle Aniline, Dimethyl Aniline, Diphenyl Aniline, Sulphanilic Acid, 2-5 Dimethoxy Aniline, etc. |
Pharmaceutical: | Analgin, Isopropyl antipyrine, Sulpha Drugs, Oxyphen Butazone, Vitamin B2 |
Isocyanates | Methylene Diphenylene Di Isocyanate (MDI) |
Others | Explosives, Pesticides, Insecticides, Herbicides, Fungicides |
Country involved – China PR.
Applicant – M/s Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers and Chemicals Limited.
Date of initiation – 24th January 2020.
Period of investigation – April 2019 to September 2019 (6 months)
Injury period – 2016-2017, 2017-2018, 2018-2019 and period of investigation.
Margins and proposed duty –
Producer | Dumping margin | Injury margin | Proposed duty |
Wanhua Chemical Group Ltd. | 30-40% | 0-10% | 36.90 MT/US$ |
Any other | 30-40% | 10-20% | 121.79 MT/US$ |
Key findings –
- 6-month period considered appropriate as period of investigation.
- Product under consideration exported to India below its normal value.
- Domestic industry has suffered material injury due to dumped imports from the subject country.
- Preliminary anti-dumping duty is already in force on the import of subject goods from subject country.