- On the recommendations of the Commerce Ministry, the Union Finance Ministry has imposed an anti-dumping duty on the import of saccharine from Indonesia.
- Anti dumping duty of of $1,633.17 per tonne will be imposed on the import.
- Saccharine is a compound used in sugar-substitute sweeteners.
- In 2017-18, India imported $4.36 million worth of saccharine from Indonesia, which is 43% of the total imports of the sugar-substitute compound.
- Even anti dumping duty was not imposed, imports from Indonesia have declined since then.
- In the April 2018 to February 2019 period, India imported only $1.48 million worth of saccharine from Indonesia, about 20% of its total imports from around the world.
