A employee dying silk yarn at a workshop in Srinagar on November 26, 2025.
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IMRAN NISSAR
India’s commerce ministry has beneficial imposing anti-dumping duties on imports of a key
industrial chemical from China after an investigation discovered that
low-priced shipments had been hurting home producers.
The Directorate Basic of Commerce Cures (DGTR), below the
commerce ministry, launched the probe into imports of 4,4-Diamino
Stilbene-2,2-Disulphonic Acid (DASDA) following a criticism by
Indian chemical maker Deepak Nitrite Restricted.
The DGTR proposed a reference-price-based obligation, below which
importers would pay the distinction between the arrival value and
a reference value of $3,453 per ton if shipments fall beneath that
degree.
DASDA is an natural chemical used primarily to make optical
brightening brokers and dye intermediates for textiles and different
industries.
The watchdog mentioned there was prima facie proof that the
product was exported to India at dumped costs, inflicting damage
to home producers.
The investigation coated April 2023 to June 2024, alongside
with earlier years to evaluate the impression on the sector.
India had beforehand imposed anti-dumping duties on DASDA,
however they lapsed in 2019.
The finance ministry will make the ultimate resolution on whether or not
to impose the duties.
Printed on March 19, 2026
