The anti-dumping authority has recommended imposition of final duties on imports of 2-methyl-5-nitro-imidazole (2 MNI) from China. 2 MNI is an intermediate used in the production of drugs such as metronidazole and tinadazole. The Directorate-General of anti-dumping and allied duties, in a recent notification, has recommended a duty equal to the difference between $4.32 per kg and the landed value of imports of 2 MNI.
In another case, the DGAD has recommended imposition of provisional duties on imports of isopropyl alcohol from Singapore, the US, the European Union and China. It has recommended a duty equal to the difference between $748.10 per million tonne of bulk and $863.55 per million tonne of packed isopropyl alcohol and the landed value of their imports.
The designated authority had got imports of isopropyl alcohol from these countries probed on the basis of a petition filed by the National Organic Chemical Industries Ltd. Imports during April-June 2000-01 were investigated.
Investigation into imports of 2 MNI followed a petition filed by two Mumbai-based drug companies and imports during April-December 2000 were probed. The DGAD had given its preliminary findings on the case in May 2001.
