China’s Ministry of Commerce on Thursday said it would impose anti-dumping tax on nitrile rubber products imported from Japan and South Korea.

Ministry says the anti-dumping tax rates vary from as low as 12 percent to as high as 56.4 percent and will take effect on Friday.

Nitrile rubber is used in automotive and aeronautical industries to make hoses and seals. (Reporting by Tom Daly; editing by Darren Schuettler)