BEIJING, May 6 (Xinhua) -- China will levy anti-dumping duties on imports of cypermethrin originating in India for a period of five years from Wednesday, China's Ministry of Commerce said on Tuesday.

An investigation has shown that imports of cypermethrin from India have involved dumping, which caused substantial damage to the domestic cypermethrin industry, and determined a causal link between these dumping practices and material injury.

Anti-dumping duty rates will range from 48.4 percent to 166.2 percent.

Cypermethrin is used primarily in the agriculture sector to produce insecticides for pest control in the cultivation of cotton, fruit trees, vegetables, tobacco, corn and flowers. ■