Uncle Sam Taxes Indian Paprika Goo to Shield American Spices
Published Date: 10/8/2026
Notice
Summary
Starting October 8, 2026, the U.S. is putting extra taxes on oleoresin paprika imported from India because it's being sold too cheaply and getting unfair government help. This move protects American paprika producers from losing business and means importers will have to pay more when bringing in this spice. If you import or sell this paprika, get ready for new costs and rules!
Analyzed Economic Effects
5 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 3 costs, 0 mixed.
Countervailing duties (CVD) with specified rates
Commerce issued a countervailing duty (CVD) order on oleoresin paprika from India effective with the notice on October 8, 2026, and will assess CVDs on entries entered or withdrawn for consumption on or after February 6, 2026. The notice lists estimated ad valorem subsidy rates of 18.67% for Mane Kancor, 25.42% for Synthite, and 21.90% for All Others, and instructs U.S. Customs and Border Protection to require cash deposits equal to the listed rates effective on publication of the ITC's final injury determination.
Antidumping duties on Indian paprika
Starting with the notice published October 8, 2026, Commerce issued an antidumping (AD) order on oleoresin paprika from India. Antidumping duties will be assessed on unliquidated entries entered or withdrawn for consumption on or after April 2, 2026, and Commerce lists estimated weighted‑average dumping margins of 5.78% (Synthite), 4.24% (Mane Kancor), and 5.08% (All Others); the table in the notice shows cash deposit rates (adjusted for subsidy offsets) of 0.00% for those entries.
Refund for Synthite entries during specific period
Commerce found critical circumstances for Synthite (CVD), but the ITC did not, so Commerce intends to instruct CBP to lift suspension of liquidation and refund all cash deposits for estimated countervailing duties on Synthite entries entered or withdrawn for consumption on or after November 8, 2025 and before February 6, 2026.
Which paprika shipments are covered
The orders cover oleoresin paprika from India that has an American Spice Trade Association (ASTA) value of at least 500 or a color unit (CU) value of at least 20,000, and the notice lists relevant CAS numbers and HTSUS subheadings (including 3203.00.8000 and 3301.90.1010). The scope includes crude or blended oleoresin paprika, blends with oil or water, products processed in a third country if processing does not remove them from scope, and commingled products where the subject component remains.
Windows when provisional measures did not apply
Commerce states provisional AD measures (extended to six months) based on the April 2, 2026 LTFV Preliminary Determination ended on September 28, 2026, so unliquidated AD entries made on or after September 29, 2026 through the day before the ITC final injury determination publication were liquidated without regard to AD duties. Likewise, the CVD provisional period from the February 6, 2026 Preliminary Determination ended on June 5, 2026, so unliquidated CVD entries made on or after June 6, 2026 through the day before the ITC final injury determination publication were liquidated without regard to CVDs.
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