India Revises Anti-Dumping Duty on Jute Products from Bangladesh and Nepal After DGTR Mid-Term Review

Importers of jute goods from Bangladesh and Nepal need to re-check their landed costs. The Finance Ministry has revised the anti-dumping duty (ADD) on jute yarn, hessian fabric and jute sacking bags from the two neighbours, changing which producers pay what — a direct hit, or relief, depending on the supplier named in your contract.

What Happened

Acting on the final findings of a mid-term review by the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR), the Finance Ministry issued Notification No. 24/2026-Customs (ADD), dated 24 September 2026, modifying the anti-dumping duty table on jute products from Bangladesh and Nepal.

The products covered are jute yarn and twine, hessian (jute) fabric, and jute sacking bags. Under the revised table, certain specified producers are liable to nil anti-dumping duty, while other producers face higher rates. The revised rates apply for the remaining period of the existing anti-dumping duty, which was originally imposed in December 2022 — not a fresh five-year term.

Exact per-unit duty amounts and the producer-wise table are set out in the notification itself; because they vary producer by producer, importers should read their specific supplier's entry rather than assume a single blanket rate.

Why / Background

Anti-dumping duty offsets the injury to a domestic industry from goods sold into India below their normal value. The original measure on jute goods from Bangladesh and Nepal dates to December 2022. A mid-term review lets DGTR re-examine whether the duty, and its producer-specific rates, remain appropriate partway through the measure's life — for example, where a producer's export behaviour has changed. The outcome here is a re-calibrated table: relief for producers found not to be dumping (nil rate) and continued or higher protection against others.

Who's Affected

• Indian importers and buyers of jute goods — packaging and agri-commodity players who use hessian cloth and jute sacking bags, and textile/yarn buyers sourcing jute yarn and twine.
• The Indian jute industry, concentrated in eastern India, which the duty is designed to protect.
• Customs brokers (CHAs) filing Bills of Entry for these consignments, who must apply the correct producer-specific rate.
• Exporters in Bangladesh and Nepal, whose competitiveness in the Indian market shifts with their assigned rate.

Operational Detail

Anti-dumping duty is levied in addition to basic customs duty and IGST, and is assessed at the Bill of Entry stage. For producer-specific measures like this one, the rate hinges on correctly identifying the exporting producer and matching it to the notification's table. A wrong or generic classification can mean overpaying (if your producer is on the nil list) or a demand later (if an under-applied rate is picked up on audit).

What Importers and CHAs Should Do Now

• Read Notification No. 24/2026-Customs (ADD) and locate your exact supplier/producer in the revised table before filing.
• Re-price live contracts and POs for jute yarn/twine, hessian and sacking bags from Bangladesh and Nepal against the new rates.
• Confirm the producer identity and documentation so the correct (and, where applicable, nil) rate is claimed at the Bill of Entry.
• Check consignments in transit or recently filed to ensure the revised rates are applied from the effective date.
• Factor the remaining duration — the measure runs only for the remainder of the original 2022 duty's life — into longer-term sourcing decisions.
• Keep audit-ready records of producer declarations to defend the rate claimed.

The Bigger Picture

Jute is a politically and economically sensitive product for eastern India, and India has repeatedly used trade-remedy tools to shield domestic mills. The mid-term review outcome shows the system working in both directions — easing duty on producers no longer found to be dumping while maintaining pressure elsewhere. For importers, the lesson is that producer-specific ADD tables change, and landed-cost models should be refreshed each time DGTR concludes a review.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this a new five-year anti-dumping duty? No. It is a revision of the existing measure (originally imposed in December 2022) following a mid-term review, and the revised rates apply for the remaining period of that measure.

Which products are covered? Jute yarn and twine, hessian (jute) fabric, and jute sacking bags from Bangladesh and Nepal.

Do all exporters face the same duty? No. The duty is producer-specific. Some specified producers attract a nil rate; others face higher duty. Check the notification's table for your supplier.

Does anti-dumping duty replace basic customs duty? No. It is charged in addition to basic customs duty and other applicable levies.

This summary is for general guidance. Importers and CHAs should read Notification No. 24/2026-Customs (ADD) in full on the CBIC/ICEGATE portal and confirm the producer-specific rate before filing.