China's Ministry of Commerce has imposed anti-dumping duties on cypermethrin imported from India, effective immediately. These duties will remain in place for five years. This decision follows a year-long investigation which found that Indian exporters were selling the pesticide at prices lower than normal, causing harm to China's domestic industry, according to a report by the Global Times. 

The Chinese commerce ministry has set anti-dumping duties that vary from 48.4% to 166.2%. Tagros Chemicals India faces the lowest rate of 48.4%, while UPL Ltd and other unnamed Indian companies are facing the highest duty of 166.2%. Companies like Gharda Chemicals, Meghmani Organics, Bharat Rasayan, and Heranba Industries are affected, with duties ranging from 62% to 75.7%. Cypermethrin is a common chemical used in farming to kill pests on crops like cotton, vegetables, fruit trees, and corn. 

China’s commerce ministry said it made this decision after a review in January 2025 found that the chemical was being sold in China at unfairly low prices and that this was hurting Chinese producers. Now, companies bringing Cypermethrin into China will have to pay special fees (called duties) to Chinese customs. The move comes in response to increasing global trade tensions and a trend of countries taking mutual trade actions. In March, India’s Directorate General of Trade Remedies began 11 new investigations and issued final decisions on 13 anti-dumping cases, including those involving Chinese exports like aluminum foil, vitamin-A palmitate, and vacuum flasks. 

Out of the 13 cases, 12 were reported in China. India has also temporarily put duties as high as $873 per tonne on aluminium foil coming from China.