Geopolitics · Research note · 22 Oct 2026
54 trade-remedy notices from India's DGTR in 45 days, and 46 of them name China
Public records in Svatantra.ai's signal database show 54 notices from India's Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR), the Commerce Ministry's anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigator, dated 1 September to 15 October 2026. 46 name China as a source of the goods under investigation. 26 are initiation notices that open or reopen an investigation and 26 are final findings that close one. Four of the cases opened, within one week, target the antibiotic input chain from China. This note sets out the counts, five named records that were opened and checked, China's customs data for January to September 2026 as context, and what the data does not show.
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Every number, and where it comes from
The first five figures in the note.
The full table has 19 rows. Each figure is as published on the date shown, with its denominator.
| Figure | What it measures | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 54 | DGTR notices dated 1 September to 15 October 2026 (45 days). 54 distinct web addresses, 54 distinct records, after excluding one record whose document is a June 2025 corrigendum | Svatantra.ai signal database, count at 16 Oct 2026 |
| 46 | Of the 54, records whose automated country tag includes China. The same 46 carry China in the record title | Svatantra.ai signal database, count at 16 Oct 2026 |
| 85% | Share of the 54 records that name China. Author's arithmetic: 46 / 54 = 85.2% | Derived from Svatantra.ai signal database, count at 16 Oct 2026 |
| 26 and 20 | Records naming China alone, and records naming China together with at least one other economy | Svatantra.ai signal database, count at 16 Oct 2026 |
| 8, 7, 6, 6, 4, 3 | Records naming Thailand, South Korea, the European Union, Japan, Taiwan and the United States. A record can name several economies; 16 economies are named in all | Svatantra.ai signal database, count at 16 Oct 2026 |
14 more figures in the PDF, each with its source.
Sources
9 primary releases.
- Directorate General of Trade Remedies, Government of India, Initiation Notification: anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of Caprolactam from China PR, Russia, Thailand and the United States of America (F. No. 6/52/2026-DGTR, AD/OI/052/2026) (29 September 2026 (record date; no issue date printed in the PDF text))Applicant Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals Limited. Period of investigation 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026. Verbatim: "The Authority hereby initiates an anti-dumping investigation to determine the existence, degree, and effect of the dumping".dgtr.gov.in
- Directorate General of Trade Remedies, Government of India, Final Findings: anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of PET Film from Bangladesh, China PR, Taiwan, Thailand and the United States of America (Case No. AD (OI) 48/2025) (29 September 2026)Dated 29.09.2026. Subject countries Bangladesh, China PR and Thailand; the investigation was terminated for the USA and not initiated for Taiwan. Verbatim: "the Authority concludes that the domestic industry has suffered material injury".dgtr.gov.in
- Directorate General of Trade Remedies, Government of India, Final Findings: anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of Melamine from China PR (Case No. AD (OI) 35/2025, F. No. 6/40/2025-DGTR) (28 September 2026)Dated 28th September 2026. Product Melamine (CTH 29336100). Dumping margin ranges of 40 to 70% for named and other producers as printed.dgtr.gov.in
- Directorate General of Trade Remedies, Government of India, Initiation Notification: anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of Amoxycillin Trihydrate from China PR (F. No. 6/59/2026-DGTR, AD01/060/2026) (24 September 2026 (digital signature date))Applicant Apitoria Pharma Private Limited, a step-down wholly owned subsidiary of Aurobindo Pharma Ltd, supported by Centrient Pharmaceuticals India. Period of investigation 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026. Verbatim: "initiates an antidumping investigation to determine the existence, degree, and effect of the" (sentence continues).dgtr.gov.in
- Directorate General of Trade Remedies, Government of India, Initiation Notification: anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of Clavulanic Acid and its Amine Salt from China PR and the European Union (AD/OI/054/2026, F. No. 6/51/2026-DGTR) (30 September 2026 (record date; PDF dated September 2026))Applicant Kinvan Private Limited. Period of investigation 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026. Verbatim: "the Authority hereby initiates an anti-dumping investigation".dgtr.gov.in
- Maritime Gateway (reporting China's General Administration of Customs data), India's Trade Deficit with China Hits $105.93 Billion in January-September 2026 Despite 40.7% Export Surge (15 October 2026)China customs data released 14 October 2026. Imports from China $125.19 billion, up 23.3%; deficit $105.93 billion, up 20.7%. Verbatim: "Indian exports to China grew 40.7% to $19.26 billion" and "Bilateral trade climbed 25.4% to $144.45 billion, putting 2026 on course for record levels."maritimegateway.com
- Millennium Post, India's exports to US rise 11% despite tariffs, but trade deficit with China widens (16 October 2026)Indian Commerce Ministry data for April to September 2026. Verbatim: "This resulted in a merchandise trade deficit of about $68.94 billion with China during the six-month period."millenniumpost.in
- ANI, DGTR launches five anti-dumping probes on Chinese imports, steps up trade-remedy action (6 October 2026)Five anti-dumping investigations (Persulphates; Clavulanic Acid, China and EU; Counterbalance Forklifts, China and Japan; Internally Grooved Copper Tubes, China, Thailand and Vietnam; Caprolactam, China, Russia, Thailand and the US) plus one countervailing investigation on copper tubes. Verbatim, on persulphates: imports were "undercutting the prices of the domestic industry and causing price suppression in the domestic market".aninews.in
- Svatantra.ai, Signal database (16 October 2026)Counted: signals drawn from the public notices of India's Directorate General of Trade Remedies with a notification date from 1 September to 15 October 2026 inclusive. 54 records, 54 distinct web addresses, after excluding one record whose document is a June 2025 corrigendum. Economies named read from the automated country tag and cross-checked against the title; stage and instrument read from the title by keyword. Counts at 16 October 2026.svatantra.ai