New Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty Petitions on Oleoresin Paprika From India

At a Glance

• Rezolex, Ltd. Co. filed antidumping and countervailing duty petitions on oleoresin paprika from India.
• Investigations related to these petitions could result in increased prices and/or decreased supply of oleoresin paprika.
• The U.S. Department of Commerce is expected to begin investigations on July 15, 2025.

On June 25, 2025, antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) petitions were filed on oleoresin paprika from India. The petitions were filed by Rezolex, Ltd. Co. (Petitioner).

The U.S. AD law imposes special tariffs to counteract imports that are sold in the United States at less than “normal value.” The U.S. CVD law imposes special tariffs to counteract imports that are sold in the United States with the benefit of foreign government subsidies. For AD/CVD duties to be imposed, the U.S. government must determine not only that dumping and/or subsidization is occurring, but also that there is “material injury” (or threat thereof) by reason of the dumped and/or subsidized imports. Importers are liable for any potential AD/CVD duties imposed. In addition, these investigations could impact purchasers by increasing prices and/or decreasing supply of oleoresin paprika.

Scope

Please note that this section was not written by our authors but is taken verbatim from the petition.

The merchandise covered by the scope of this investigation is the coloring additive oleoresin paprika (ORP). ORP is a viscous, highly colored liquid in various shades of red or orange made from the extract of Capsicum peppers. Covered merchandise includes all ORP, regardless of pepper variety, with an American Spice Trade Association (ASTA) value of at least 500 or a color unit (CU) value of at least 20,000 as determined by spectrophotometric measurement. The Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) Registry numbers for ORP are 68917-78- 2 and 84625-29-6; the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) number is 977006-45-3; the Flavoring Extract Manufacturers’ Association (FEMA) number is 2834; and the E number is E160c. Subject ORP may also be referred to by other product names, including, but not limited to, paprika oleoresin, oleoresin of paprika, paprika extract, extract of paprika, paprika oil, or paprika essential oil.

Subject ORP may be blended with oil or water prior to importation or may be imported in its crude or unstandardized form. The scope includes all ORP meeting the specifications above regardless of whether or not blended with or soluble in oil or water, and regardless of weight, pungency, quality, or solvent content. Further, the scope includes crude or unstandardized ORP extracted or produced in India that has been blended, finished, packaged, or otherwise processed in a third country, if the blending, finishing, packaging, or processing performed would not otherwise remove the merchandise from the scope if performed in India.

The merchandise subject to this investigation is classified in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under subheadings 3203.00.8000 and 3301.90.1010. Subject merchandise may also enter under HTSUS subheading 1301.90.9190, 1302.19.9140, and 3205.00.0500. Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the scope of this investigation is dispositive.

Estimated Dumping Margins

The Petitioner alleges dumping margins ranging from 181.02% to 222.53%.

The Petitioner also alleges subsidies with respect to imports from India, although the petition does not quantify the alleged net subsidy margin.

Estimated Schedule of Investigations

The following is an estimated schedule of investigations by the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC):