CMDA-Delhi welcomes the Imposition of the ‘Anti-Dumping Duty’ as per the final finding No. DGTR’s Anti-Dumping Order no. 6/41/2024-DGTR dated 26.09.2025 on the complete/semi complete toner cartridge unit with the exception of components and other relevant categories as per the referred document.
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The zero percent duty on the import of components would go a long way in helping this Industry grow domestically to finally Make India into an Exporting Hub for the World with nearly all Components being Manufactured Indigenously
To further elaborate on CMDA-Delhi’s support to the Indigenous Industry, earlier, the product printer toner cartridges did not have an assigned HSN Code and CMDA-Delhi got the same created by negotiating with the concerned ministry. CMDA-Delhi also got the basic customs duty imposed on the imported finished products to support the indigenous assembling and manufacturing.
Deemed Perceived Advantages from the Imposition of the Anti-Dumping Duty
The proposed duty aims to restore fair Competition, unlock domestic manufacturing capacity, conserve foreign exchange through import substitution, and may also revive self-employment by making remanufacturing/ recharging more attractive. The following are the benefits of the anti-dumping duty.
Increased Domestic Production & Scale: A fair duty structure will allow Indian manufacturers to run plants at viable utilization, stabilise costs, and Invest in Capacity and automation Reducing Import Dependence. This will also motivate newer manufacturers to establish their factories in India.
Backward Integration & Component Revival: With a level playing field, local makers of OPC drums, magnetic rollers, blades, chips, and housings can restart and scale. Many such units shave been struggling so far.
Ancillary Growth & Jobs: Packaging, tooling, moulding, testing labs, logistics, and service networks will expand—Creating Formal and Self-Employment across Clusters and MSMEs
Revival of Refilling & Remanufacturing (Self-Employment) — With finished-cartridge prices normalising under antidumping duty, professionally Refilled and Remanufactured cartridges will become more attractive, creating sustainable self-employment for technicians, MSMEs, and service centres across cities and towns.
Foreign-Exchange Savings: Import substitution for the compatible segment conserves valuable forex by shifting spend to domestic production and locally sourced components.
Exports from India. Scale breeds competitiveness. once domestic demand is reliably met, India can credibly supply global buyers with competitively priced, quality-assured cartridges and components.
More Choice for Importers-Higher Value Roles: Importers are Integral to the Ecosystem. Antidumping on Finished Cartridges opens a Pathway to Pivot from Finished-Goods trade to Components Distribution, kit Assembly, and contract Manufacturing—becoming Key Partners to Make-in-India Assemblers, remanufacturers, and refilters.
Higher Government Revenues & Compliance: Beyond duties, a stronger local base widens the tax net, encourages standards compliance, and curbs grey channels.
Commenting on the anti-dumping duty, Mr. Puneet Singhal, President, CMDA-Delhi shares, “The anti-dumping duty imposed on the imported mono-toner cartridges is a good step that will take the Make in India program a step forward. The quality of the made in India cartridges is also quite good. Only impediment to local manufacturing at present is the non-availability certain cartridges components in the domestic market, but once the volumes increase, in a few years time, I am sure that the availability problem will be solved. Already, several Indian customers have started accepting the Made in India cartridges, and we are sure that more will follow soon. Even while making mobile phones, the issue of non-availability of the components was there in the initial years, but now it is solved; today, India is a leading manufacturer of mobile phones in the world. We are sure that in the next few years, India will be a cartridge manufacturing hub.”
About CMDA-Delhi (Regd.): CMDA-Delhi (Regd.), registered in the year 2002, is an IT and imaging products industry with pan-India membership of partners engaged in the manufacturing/marketing/ retail of various ICT related products and accessories.
Earlier, CMDA-Delhi helped to bring down the VAT on all printer cartridges from 12.5% to 5% by contesting VAT department. In the past, CMDA-Delhi (Regd) successfully handled many Trade Disputes within and beyond the association and has also been involved in various social causes touching the society. CMDA-Delhi (Regd.) with the active support from their mentor CAIT led by its National General Secretary, Shri Praveen Khandelwal Ji who is also a Member Parliament representing Chandni Chowk) is now actively engaged in empowering women entrepreneurs.
Covered By: Imaging Solution / CMDA-Delhi
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