The Ministry of Textiles and several industry bodies have urged the government to temporarily pause anti-dumping investigations on key chemical intermediaries as supply disruptions and rising prices, triggered by the West Asia conflict, strain downstream sectors.

The Ministry has reportedly raised concerns over raw material availability for products such as elastomeric fibre yarn and viscose rayon filament yarn, warning of cost pressures on the textile industry.

Industry associations representing textiles, footwear and MSMEs have also sought deferment of investigations, citing higher input costs and supply shortages.

India had earlier waived import duty on 40 petrochemical products until June 30 to ease supply pressures.

According to the WTO, 51 percent of India’s active anti-dumping measures are in the chemical sector. Between January 2021 and June 2025, India initiated 226 investigations, with 170 measures currently in force.

MSME bodies have cautioned that prolonged duties and quality control orders could hurt manufacturing competitiveness, while experts have called for greater domestic production and diversification in specialty chemicals to reduce import dependence.