China will impose anti-dumping duties on U.S.-made n-Propanol (NPA), a printing ink solvent used in food packaging and to make antibiotics, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce said in a statement on Friday.

Dumping exists in imported NPA originating in the United States, and the domestic NPA industry has suffered substantial damage, said the commerce ministry based on an anti-dumping investigation that started last July.

Starting July 18, the tariff rate of anti-dumping duties levied on some U.S. companies will be between 254.4 percent and 267.4 percent, according to the statement.