Mumbai DRI Arrests Importer In ₹4.77 Crore Anti-Dumping Duty Evasion Case Over TCCA Origin

On August 21, 2026, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) in Mumbai apprehended a 25-year-old associate of a Bengaluru-based firm for allegedly evading an Anti-Dumping Duty (ADD) worth around Rs 4.77 crore on TCCA chemical imports. The offense allegedly transpired by misrepresenting the Country of Origin as Malaysia, despite suspicions that the goods originated in China.

According to DRI sources, the partnership firm began importing TCCA from a Malaysia-based company after the imposition of ADD on TCCA. The investigation revealed that the Malaysian company was not the manufacturer of TCCA and that the goods were manufactured in China and rerouted through Malaysia. Additionally, the Malaysian entity was found to be involved in trading of metal products, with no prior history of supplying TCCA to Indian importers prior to the ADD imposition in March 2025.

The investigation established that the goods were shipped from China to Malaysia, where fresh documentation, including a Certificate of Origin, was arranged before onward shipment to India. The arrested individual was aware of the ADD applicable to Chinese-origin TCCA, enabling import without payment of the applicable duty through the Malaysian documentation.

The arrested person's legal representative, Advocate Ravi Hirani, contested the allegations, asserting that the TCCA goods are of Indonesian origin, not Chinese. He maintained that the goods belonged to Indonesia and will present evidence to prove the true origin of the goods before the appropriate authorities.