India Re-Quantifies Anti-Dumping Duty on Jute Products from Bangladesh and Nepal

What changed: CBIC has issued Notification No. 24/2026-Customs (ADD), dated 24 September 2026, re-quantifying the anti-dumping duty on a range of jute products imported from Bangladesh and Nepal. The notification amends the original measure (Notification No. 33/2022-Customs (ADD), 30 December 2022) following a mid-term review by the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR). Who it affects: Indian importers of jute yarn, hessian, jute sacking bags and sacking cloth, and the buyers who use jute packaging — including the food-grains, sugar and cement supply chains. What to do: identify the exact overseas producer/exporter you buy from and re-check the duty that now applies to that specific name, because the rates are producer-specific and range from nil to a high residual level.

What Happened

Anti-dumping duty on jute goods from Bangladesh and Nepal has been in force since the original 2022 notification. DGTR initiated a mid-term review (reported as begun on 30 June 2025), issued its final findings (reported as dated 25 June 2026), and CBIC has now given those findings legal effect by re-quantifying the duty through Notification No. 24/2026-Customs (ADD).

The measure covers jute products falling broadly under tariff headings 5307, 5310, 5607 and 6305 — that is, jute yarn and twine (single, and multiple/folded or cabled), hessian (jute) fabric, jute sacking cloth, and jute sacking bags.

The duty is expressed in US dollars per metric tonne and is set producer by producer. Reports indicate a large number of named producers in Bangladesh and a smaller set in Nepal receive individual rates, with residual (non-cooperating or unnamed) producers facing the highest levels — reported broadly in the region of USD 283–445 per tonne — while some cooperating producers attract nil or low duty. A conditional exemption route is reported for jute sacking cloth in specified circumstances, tied to manufacturer status and end-use undertakings.

Because exact producer-level figures determine landed cost, importers must read the notification's schedule against the precise producer and product they are importing rather than relying on a single headline number.

Why / Background

Anti-dumping duty is a trade-remedy measure, not a revenue tariff. It is imposed when DGTR finds that goods are being exported to India at prices below their normal value ("dumped") and that this is causing or threatening material injury to the domestic industry — here, India's jute mills, concentrated in eastern India. A mid-term review re-examines whether the level of duty remains appropriate, and can raise, lower or re-cast the producer-specific rates.

Who's Affected

Importers sourcing jute yarn, hessian, sacking cloth and sacking bags from Bangladesh and Nepal are directly affected through their landed cost. Downstream, sectors that rely on jute packaging — foodgrain procurement agencies, sugar mills and cement packers among them — feel it indirectly through packaging prices. Customs house agents clearing these consignments must apply the correct producer-specific rate at the bill-of-entry stage. Bangladeshi and Nepalese jute exporters face changed competitiveness in the Indian market depending on their individual rate.

What Importers Should Do Now

• Match the producer to the schedule. Pull Notification No. 24/2026 and locate the exact exporter/producer name on your commercial documents in its table; the rate that applies is the one against that name, not the residual, only if the name is listed.
• Re-cost open and pipeline contracts. Recalculate landed cost for consignments not yet cleared, and check whether the duty change flips a contract's economics.
• Confirm the effective date and transitional treatment for goods already in transit or lying in bond, and clear time-sensitive consignments with the correct rate.
• Check the sacking-cloth exemption conditions if you import jute sacking cloth, and ensure any required manufacturer status and end-use undertaking are in place before claiming relief.
• Instruct your CHA in writing on the producer name and the rate you expect, to avoid a wrong assessment at the port.

What CHAs Should Do

• Verify the producer name on the mill certificate/commercial invoice against the notification schedule before filing the bill of entry.
• Flag any consignment where the producer is not individually listed, as the residual rate is materially higher.
• Retain the notification reference on file for post-clearance audit.

The Bigger Picture

India's jute anti-dumping regime on its neighbours is long-running and periodically recalibrated. For traders, the practical lesson is that "anti-dumping duty on jute from Bangladesh" is never a single figure — it is a schedule of producer-specific rates that shifts at each review. Sourcing decisions that ignore the producer-level detail can turn a competitive quote into a loss once the correct duty is applied. It also underscores why documentary accuracy on the producer's identity is central to jute imports from these two origins.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this a new duty or a change to an existing one? It is a re-quantification of an existing measure. Anti-dumping duty on these jute goods has been in force since the 2022 notification; the 2026 notification revises the rates after a mid-term review.

Which products are covered? Jute yarn and twine, hessian (jute) fabric, jute sacking cloth and jute sacking bags, broadly under HS headings 5307, 5310, 5607 and 6305.

How is the duty charged? In US dollars per metric tonne, at producer-specific rates. Unlisted/residual producers face the highest rates.

Are there any exemptions? Reports indicate a conditional exemption for jute sacking cloth in specified cases tied to manufacturer status and end-use. Verify the exact conditions in the notification before relying on it.

Where do I confirm the exact rate for my supplier? In the schedule to Notification No. 24/2026-Customs (ADD) on the CBIC portal, matched to your supplier's exact name.

Conclusion

The headline is simple — jute anti-dumping duty on Bangladesh and Nepal has been re-quantified — but the money is in the detail. Read the schedule against your specific producer and product, re-cost pipeline contracts, and brief your CHA precisely. A wrong assumption about which rate applies is the most common and most expensive error on these consignments.

Duty rates are producer- and product-specific. Verify the applicable rate against the full text of Notification No. 24/2026-Customs (ADD) on the CBIC website (cbic.gov.in) before clearing goods.