China's Ministry of Commerce on Tuesday announced preliminary rulings on its anti-dumping investigations into halogenated butyl rubber from Canada, Japan and India.

According to a statement, the ministry has decided to terminate its probes into halogenated butyl rubber imports from India due to their low market share, while confirming anti-dumping violations in such products from Canada and Japan.

Under China's anti-dumping regulations, importers of Canadian and Japanese halogenated butyl rubber must pay security deposits of up to 40.5 percent to Chinese customs, starting August 14, the statement said.

China launched the investigations on September 14, 2024.

Halogenated butyl rubber is primarily used in airtight layers of tubeless tires, heat-resistant inner tubes, medicinal bottle stoppers, shock-absorbing pads, adhesives, and sealing materials.

On Tuesday, the ministry announced a preliminary ruling in its anti-dumping probe into Canadian rapeseed imports. It concluded that Canadian rapeseed had been dumped, causing material damage to China's domestic industry, and established a causal link between the dumping and the damage. As a result, provisional anti-dumping measures in the form of deposits will be imposed on these imports.

Starting Thursday, importers of Canadian rapeseed should provide deposits to Chinese customs authorities based on a deposit rate of 75.8 percent.

Responding to a media query, a ministry spokesperson said that the investigations followed principles of fairness, impartiality, openness and transparency while strictly adhering to China's relevant laws and World Trade Organization rules.

Preliminary evidence indicates that dumping exists in the imported products under investigation, the spokesperson said, adding that relevant domestic industries have suffered material damage.