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According to Sinochem New Network, the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs of India (CBIC) issued Customs Directive No. 33/2025 on December 5, ordering all local authorities to cease imposing anti-dumping duties on imports of titanium dioxide originating from or exported from the People’s Republic of China. On March 28, 2024, India’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry issued a statement announcing that, at the request of domestic Indian companies, an anti-dumping investigation would be launched against titanium dioxide originating in or imported from China. On January 29 and February 12, 2025, Indian regulatory authorities released the pre-final ruling fact disclosure, the final ruling, and the tax rates. The final ruling for a volume-based levy is as follows: Longbai Group at 460 USD/ton, Anhui Jinxing at 609 USD/ton, Shandong Lubei at 563 USD/ton, cooperative enterprises that filed separate lawsuits but were not selected at 510 USD/ton, and other exporting enterprises at 681 USD/ton. And on May 10, 2025, a notice was issued announcing the official imposition of anti-dumping tariffs. Local importers and associations in India filed a lawsuit in a local court in January 2025. On September 22, 2025, the Indian court issued a ruling stating that there were shortcomings in the way the investigating authorities disclosed the facts, and ordered that the taxation be suspended and the matter re-examined. Therefore, the Indian government issued a notice to remand the case for retrial on October 17, 2025. 26 manufacturers in China’s titanium dioxide industry participated in the industry’s defense against damages. **Sun Zheyu, secretary-general of the Titanium Dioxide Sub-center of the Chemical Industry Productivity Promotion Center, analyzed that India is an important export market for titanium dioxide from China, accounting for 10% of China’s total titanium dioxide exports. Previously, India imposed high anti-dumping duties, which led to a significant increase in the costs of Chinese titanium dioxide exports to India and a noticeable decline in export volumes. After the abolition of anti-dumping duties, Chinese titanium dioxide regained its price competitiveness in the Indian market, and export pressures were significantly reduced. Sun Zheyu explained that during the period when anti-dumping duties were in effect, China’s share of the titanium dioxide market in India was taken over by other countries; for example, Singapore’s exports to India surged by 1,103% from January to November 2025. China’s titanium dioxide industry boasts a complete supply chain and stable production capacity. Compared to other suppliers located far away, China is geographically closer, resulting in lower logistics costs and shorter delivery times. With the removal of anti-dumping duties, Chinese titanium dioxide manufacturers are expected to regain the market share they have lost. Speaking of improved industry confidence and market expectations, Sun Zheyu analyzed that India’s decision to remove anti-dumping duties sent a positive signal to China’s titanium dioxide industry, boosting companies’ confidence in export markets. This helps companies increase their investment in international markets, expand their sales channels, and boost brand awareness. On the other hand, with the reopening of the Indian market, there are expectations that China’s titanium dioxide industry will see a rebound in exports by 2026. This will drive the development of related industrial chains and contribute to a overall recovery in China’s titanium dioxide industry. Qi Yu, a titanium analyst at TuDuDu’s Industrial Big Data Department, believes that this year, China’s production volume of titanium dioxide, as well as its import and export volumes and prices, have all shown a downward trend, with the addition of new production capacity in the country also experiencing a slowdown. India’s decision to waive anti-dumping tariffs is clearly beneficial for the domestic market. Yang Xun, an industry analyst at Yan Titi, analyzed that in 2024, China’s titanium dioxide production was 4.7 million tons, with 1.9 million tons exported; of this amount, about 307,500 tons were exported to India, accounting for 17% of the total exports. The importance of the Indian market is self-evident. India’s suspension of anti-dumping duties is great news for China’s titanium dioxide export market, and it is likely to see a wave of new orders from India in the near future. In fact, as soon as anti-dumping measures were introduced in India, industry experts raised doubts, predicting that it would not take long before the matter was dropped. It is understood that in December, several companies reported an increase in foreign trade orders in recent times, and exports of titanium dioxide may see another rise. Coupled with the share of other products whose exports have increased this year, exports are expected to show a slight upward trend in the future as well.