BEIJING, June 27 (Xinhua) -- China's Ministry of Commerce announced Friday that it would extend anti-dumping duties on imports of toluidine, an organic chemical widely used in the production of dyes, medicines and farm chemicals, from the European Union (EU) for another five years, starting Saturday.

China imposed anti-dumping duties on toluidine imports from the EU in 2013 on the grounds that the products were being dumped on the Chinese market below market prices. In 2019, the country extended these duties for another five years.

The latest decision follows a review launched a year ago that found the domestic industry would be harmed if anti-dumping duties were discontinued.

Anti-dumping duty rates will be 19.6 percent for the chemical from LANXESS Deutschland GmbH and 36.9 percent for imports from all other EU companies. Enditem