BEIJING - China's Ministry of Commerce said Saturday that it will continue to impose anti-dumping duties on resorcinol imports from Japan for another five years, starting from Sunday.

China will continue to levy a 40.5-percent tariff on resorcinol imported from Japan, the ministry said in a statement.

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The decision was made following a sunset review initiated in March 2024 at the request of China's resorcinol industry. The review concluded that if anti-dumping measures are terminated, the dumping of imported resorcinol from Japan may continue or recur, potentially causing continued or renewed harm to the domestic industry, the ministry said.

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Under the extended measures, the duty rate remains unchanged from those set in 2013 and 2019.

Resorcinol, or m-dihydroxybenzene, is an essential component used to manufacture tires and other fiber-reinforced rubber goods.