NTC Final Determination: Definitive Anti-Dumping Duties on Cefadroxil from China

Issuer: National Tariff Commission (Government of Pakistan). Purpose: Final determination and imposition of definitive anti-dumping duties on dumped imports of Cefadroxil originating in and/or exported from the People’s Republic of China.

Product: Cefadroxil (classified under Pakistan Customs Tariff Code 2941.9090). Applicant: M/s Pharmaxgen Limited (applicant filed the investigation). Investigation initiated under the Anti-Dumping Duties Act, 2015 following dumping allegations and reported material injury to the domestic industry.

Period of Investigation (POI):

- For determination of dumping: 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31.

- For determination of injury: 2022-01-01 to 2024-12-31.

Determination: The Commission made an affirmative final determination that Cefadroxil imports from China were dumped and caused material injury to the domestic industry. Definitive anti-dumping duties are imposed for a period of five years, effective from 2025-09-17.

Key exporters/producers and definitive duty rates (ad valorem):

Collection and legal basis: Duties will be collected in accordance with Section 161 of the Act and in the same manner as customs duties, and deposited into the National Tariff Commission’s Non-lapsable PLD Account No. 1187 maintained under the head FED-G-11217, P.L.A with Federal Treasury, Islamabad.

Availability of documents: A non-confidential version of the detailed report of final determination is accessible in accordance with the Rules and is placed in the Public File maintained by the Commission; the same is also posted on the Commission’s official website: www.ntc.gov.pk.

Signed: Khizar Hayat, Secretary, National Tariff Commission. Notice date: 2026-01-14.