Japan Opens Titanium Dioxide Antidumping Duty Investigation
Overview
The Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry have reviewed an application submitted on August 7, 2026, by the Japan Titanium Dioxide Industry Association seeking antidumping duties on pigments and preparations based on rutile-type titanium dioxide from the People's Republic of China. The two ministries have begun a joint investigation into whether duties are warranted. The investigation will generally be completed within one year. The ministries will gather evidence from interested parties and examine the circumstances of Chinese and Japanese companies. Based on the results, they will make findings under relevant agreements and laws, and the government will decide whether to impose duties.
Key points
- The Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry have begun a joint investigation.
- Based on the investigation results, the government will decide whether to impose antidumping duties.
- The investigation will generally be completed within 1 year.
Overview
The Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry reviewed, under relevant laws and regulations, the application submitted to the Minister of Finance on August 7, 2026, by the Japan Titanium Dioxide Industry Association for antidumping duties on pigments and preparations based on rutile-type titanium dioxide from the People's Republic of China. They found it necessary to investigate whether duties are warranted and, by notice dated October 16, 2026, began a joint investigation. The regions of Hong Kong and Macao are excluded from the subject country.
Details
The subject products are generally fine white powders with high hiding power and excellent weather resistance. They are used in automotive coatings, premium architectural coatings, gravure inks, flexographic inks, masterbatches, and for coloring resins.
Interested parties will be given an opportunity to submit evidence, and objective evidence will be collected through investigations into the circumstances of Chinese and Japanese companies.
Based on the evidence collected, the investigation will determine, under the WTO Agreement and relevant domestic laws and regulations, whether dumped goods were imported and whether those imports caused material injury or other harm to Japanese industry. The government will then decide whether to impose antidumping duties.