India: China’s dumpen silk affects local market
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NEW DELHI: As China is the world's largest producer of silk, annual turnover of which is around 55,000 tons of which 9,000 tons is 憃ak tasar? due to porous border between India and Nepal, dumps large number of production in India, as said by sources on December 30.
Further traders are extremely vulnerable to silk imports. It is not merely mulberry silk which is being dumped into India but even tasar. Much of the illegal imports of Chinese tasar come into states like Jharkhand through the border route, sources added.
India is the second largest producer of silk, produces five types of silks as mulberry, eri, muga, tasar and oak tasar. The last four varieties of silk are collectively called as wild silk or Vanya silk. Indian mulberry silk output accounts to 90% of total country's production.
Imported Chinese tasar yarn, is available at 15-20% cheaper in price as compared to Indian variety, as a result of which large number of weavers have begun to relay on Chinese tasar. Keeping in view the situation, the Central Silk Board (CSB) has now initiated a programme to increase output of Vanya silk as it is low in price.
Incidentally some of the agencies associated with promotion of tasar in the tribal areas, have now started focusing on more value-added products, shows an indication of how difficult yarn making has become in the light of the Chinese deluge.
The scene has now shifted to the commerce ministry which has been petitioned to levy an anti-dumping duty on Chinese yarn.