China levies anti-dumping duties on Indian antioxidant

China will commence anti-dumping duties on Tert-Butylhydroquinone (TBHQ) from India on Friday, for the next five years, the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) announced on Friday.

A statement on the MOC website said an anti-dumping probe into TBHQ imports from India that commenced on Aug 22, 2013 after applications from domestic companies, showed the imports were dumped in China and damaged the domestic industry.

TBHQ is an antioxidant used in food.