The Directorate-General of Anti-dumping and Allied Duties (DGAD) has recommended imposition of final duties on imports of 2-methyl-5-nitro-imidazole (2 MNI) from China. 2 MNI is an intermediate used in the production of drugs such as metronidazole and tinidazole. Investigation into imports of 2 MNI followed a petition filed by two Mumbai-based drug companies and imports during April-December 2000 were investigated. The DGAD had given its preliminary findings on the case in May 2001. The authority has recommended a duty equal to the difference between $4.32 per kg and the landed value of imports of 2 MNI.

In another case, the designated authority has recommended imposition of provisional duties on imports of isopropyl alcohol from Singapore, the US, the European Union and China. The probe was carried out on the basis of a petition filed by the National Organic Chemical Industries Ltd. Imports during April-June 2000-01 were investigated. It has recommended a duty equal to the difference between $748.10 per million tonnes of bulk and $863.55 per million tonnes of packed isopropyl alcohol and the landed value of their imports.