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India’s latest decision to open an anti-dumping investigation into Chinese polyester textured yarn follows a sharp rise in low-priced imports. Across discussions last week, sourcing leaders framed this shift as policy-driven pricing rather than pure market behaviour. Meanwhile, the official data shows that higher United States tariffs pushed India’s textile and apparel exports down about ** per cent year on year in October.
These pressures coincide with tightening sustainability rules. The European Union’s updated Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles, released this month, reaffirms **** as the deadline for all textiles sold in the bloc to meet strict durability, repair and recycling requirements, with measures phasing in from ****. India’s textile ministry, outlining its green-transition roadmap in Singapore on November **, linked future export competitiveness directly to lower-impact production.
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