United States importers of oleoresin paprika from India must pay subsidy cash deposits of 18.67% to 25.42% under orders published Oct. 8, 2026.<\/p>\n
The U.S. Department of Commerce has issued an antidumping duty order and a countervailing duty order on oleoresin paprika from India, in a notice published in the Federal Register on Oct. 8, 20261<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n The orders follow a finding by the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), the agency that judges harm to American industry, that these imports hurt U.S. producers2<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n In short, U.S. importers of this red food colouring from India must now pay cash deposits to customs when the goods enter. The deposit for subsidies is 18.67% to 25.42% of the goods’ value, while the separate dumping deposit is set at 0.00%1<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n Commerce issued two orders in one notice, dated Oct. 5, 2026 and signed by Scot Fullerton, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations1<\/a><\/sup>. The cases carry the numbers A-533-938 for dumping and C-533-939 for subsidies1<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n The first is an antidumping duty order<\/strong>, an extra import tax on goods sold in the United States below their normal price. The second is a countervailing duty order<\/strong>, an extra import tax that cancels out subsidies a foreign government gives its producers1<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n Under both orders, Commerce will direct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the U.S. border agency, to collect the duties1<\/a><\/sup>. The notice states that the orders are applicable from the date of publication in the Federal Register, which was Oct. 8, 20261<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n The orders end an investigation that started in July 2025. Commerce opened both its dumping case and its subsidy case on July 22, 20253<\/a><\/sup>. The period it examined ran from April 1, 2024, through March 31, 2025<\/strong>3<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n On Aug. 21, 2026, Commerce published two final findings1<\/a><\/sup>. In the first, it found that Indian oleoresin paprika is being, or is likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value3<\/a><\/sup>. In the second, it found that producers and exporters in India receive subsidies that can be offset by duties4<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n Commerce’s subsidy notice lists the Indian programmes that the parties argued over. They include import duty exemptions under the Advanced Authorization Program, the Export-Oriented Units programme, the Remission of Duties and Taxes on Export Products scheme (RoDTEP), and the Export Promotion of Capital Goods Scheme4<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n The second step belonged to the ITC. On Sept. 18, 2026, the commission voted that imports of oleoresin paprika from India injure the U.S. industry2<\/a><\/sup>. Five commissioners voted yes, and one did not take part2<\/a><\/sup>. The ITC formally told Commerce of its decision on Oct. 5, 20261<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n Commerce examined two Indian producers in detail: Synthite Industries Pvt. Ltd and Mane Kancor Ingredients Private Ltd.3<\/a><\/sup>. Each received its own rates. Every other Indian producer or exporter gets an "all others" rate1<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\nWhat did Commerce order on Indian oleoresin paprika?<\/h2>\n
Why did the United States act on paprika extract?<\/h2>\n
What are the duty rates for each Indian company?<\/h2>\n
Subsidy cash deposit by exporter, %<\/h4>\n