Countervailing duty on pearlescent pigments from China imposed, with producer specific rates and exclusions for automotive uses. Imposition of countervailing duty on effect pearlescent or mica pearlescent pigments (excluding automotive effect pigments) originating in or exported from China PR, applying specified CIF based percentage rates to named producers and residual rates for other producers or export scenarios; operational rules specify interactions with anti dumping duties for natural and synthetic grades, exclude automotive applications from CVD, and treat customs classification as indicative. The duty is payable in Indian currency for five years and uses government exchange rates and CIF assessable value for calculation.