CCPA fines Dial4Trade ₹10 lakh for listing ammonium nitrate without safeguards
On 2 September 2026, the Central Consumer Protection Authority imposed a ₹10 lakh penalty on Dial4Trade for allowing online listing and sale of ammonium nitrate without mandatory safeguards.
Summary
The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) imposed a penalty of ₹10 lakh on Dial4Trade Technologies Private Limited on 2 September 2026 for facilitating the online listing and sale of ammonium nitrate without the safeguards required by law. The order, passed by Chief Commissioner Nidhi Khare and Commissioner Anupam Mishra under Sections 10, 20 and 21 of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019, also directs the platform to stop listing any substance classified as an explosive under the Explosives Act, 1884. The CCPA found no disclosure of the seller's PESO licence, no buyer verification and no transaction traceability as required under the Ammonium Nitrate Rules, 2012.
Key facts
- Penalty
- ₹10 lakh on Dial4Trade Technologies Pvt Ltd
- Substance
- Ammonium nitrate (explosive under Explosives Act, 1884)
- Law used
- Sections 10, 20, 21 of Consumer Protection Act, 2019
- CCPA heads
- Chief Commissioner Nidhi Khare; Commissioner Anupam Mishra
- Gaps found
- No PESO licence disclosure, buyer checks or traceability (AN Rules, 2012)
Practice MCQs 3 questions
For listing which substance without mandatory safeguards did the CCPA fine Dial4Trade ₹10 lakh in September 2026?
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Correct answer: C — Ammonium nitrate
The penalty was for facilitating online listing and sale of ammonium nitrate without the required safeguards.
Under which law did the Central Consumer Protection Authority pass its order against Dial4Trade?
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Correct answer: B — Consumer Protection Act, 2019
The order was passed under Sections 10, 20 and 21 of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019; the Explosives Act, 1884 classifies the substance.
Consider the following statements about the CCPA's Dial4Trade order: 1. The CCPA found no mechanism for traceability of transactions as required under the Ammonium Nitrate Rules, 2012. 2. The order was passed by a CCPA bench headed by Chief Commissioner Anupam Mishra. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Statement 1 is correct. Statement 2 is wrong: the CCPA is headed by Chief Commissioner Nidhi Khare; Anupam Mishra is a Commissioner.