Anti-dumping duty on acetone imports from Japan

NEW DELHI: India has imposed anti-dumping duty of up to $195.58 per tonne on imports of acetone, a chemical used by drug makers, to protect the domestic industry from cheap Japanese and Thai shipments. The duty would range between $24.87 and $195.58 per tonne, the finance ministry said.

The duty would be effective up to October 8, 2010, it said. The directorate general of anti-dumping and allied duties found that the chemical is exported to India below its normal value.