The Finance Ministry has imposed a five year anti-dumping duty on Sodium Nitrite imports from China.
- Based on the recommendations of the Designated Authority in the Commerce Ministry in its final findings of its third sunset review investigations, the revenue department has imposed definitive anti-dumping duty of $ 72.95 per tonne on Sodium Nitrite imports from China.
- Sodium Nitrite is an oxidising and also a reducing agent. It is a white crystalline powder mostly used in the pharmaceutical and dye industries, lubricants, construction chemicals, rubber blowing agent, meat processing, and textiles.
- In India, the Sodium Nitrite is produced by -Punjab Chemicals & Crop Protection Ltd, National Fertilisers Ltd and Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilisers Limited.