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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICALS & PETROCHEMICALS
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3555
ANSWERED ON 24/03/2026
CHEMICAL EXPORTS AND TRADE COMPETITIVENESS
3555 SHRI ASHOKRAO SHANKARRAO CHAVAN :
SHRI DEEPAK PRAKASH :
SMT. SEEMA DWIVEDI :
DR. ANIL SUKHDEORAO BONDE :
DR. MEDHA VISHRAM KULKARNI :
SHRI MASTHAN RAO YADAV BEEDHA :
Will the Minister of CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS be pleased to state:
(a) the total value of India’s chemicals exports during the last five years;
(b) whether government has identified major markets for expansion of exports of speciality
chemicals, if so, the details thereof;
(c) the standardization measures taken to ensure global quality standards for chemical
exports; and
(d) whether the Ministry has conducted trade negotiations to address regulatory barriers
affecting Indian Chemical exports, if so, the details thereof?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS
(SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL)
(a) Total value of Chemicals and Petrochemicals exported from India during last 5 years
is as under :(in Rs. Crores)
HS
Commodity 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25
Code
INORGANIC
28 12301 19800 26641 26,551 34,411
CHEMICALS
ORGANIC
29 133637 164815 171546 1,68,171 1,70,243
CHEMICALS
TANNING OR
32 22660 29513 26528 32,997 30,116
DYEING
MIS-
CELLANEOUS
38 37886 52416 63282 54,454 59,002
CHEMICAL
PRODUCTS.
PLASTIC AND
39 ARTICLES 51004 67440 61518 61,117 69,000
THEREOF.
SYNTHETIC
4002 RUBBER AND 821 1141 964 14,576 14,969
FACTICE
MAN-MADE
54 11470 18070 15731 13,569 13,643
FILAMENTS.
MAN-MADE
55 STAPLE 9559 15402 14283 1,096 1,382.02
FIBRES.
Total Chemicals and
2,79,337 3,68,597 3,80,493 3,72,535 3,92,769
Chemical Products
(b) Major export markets for India in Chemicals and Petrochemicals sector are as under :
Percentage share of countries in
S. No. Country India’s export in Chemicals and
Petrochemicals sector
14.27
1 U S A
5.20
2 Brazil
4.39
3 China
4.36
4 UAE
3.21
5 Bangladesh
2.97
6 Netherland
2.95
7 Japan
2.82
8 Saudi Arab
2.78
9 Germany2.75
10 Singapore
Further, with an objective of expanding export markets, the Government has
signed/finalised 16 Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) and 6 Preferential Trade Agreements
(PTAs) with various trading partners.
(c) Trade Regulations, Accreditation & Compliance Enablement (TRACE) is a key
component under the Export Promotion Mission's Niryat Disha sub-scheme, to support
MSMEs in meeting international quality, safety, and technical standards for global market
access. Support under this initiative is being extended for partial reimbursement of eligible
expenditure incurred towards testing, inspection, certification, audits, traceability systems, and
other conformity-assessment requirements that necessary to demonstrate compliance with
internationally recognized standards.
(d) Department of Commerce as the nodal Department for trade negotiations, has been
conducting trade negotiations with partner countries to address regulatory barriers affecting
Indian Chemical exports. For example, in the recently concluded FTA with European Union,
India has negotiated a separate chapter on Technical Barrier to Trade (TBT) under which
articles on Technical Regulations and Conformity Assessment, were addressed. The FTA has
specific commitments to facilitate trade, avoid unnecessary restrictions and enhance
transparency, establishing consultation and rapid reaction mechanism to resolve issues and
reach a mutually acceptable solution, with a view to address non tariff and regulatory barriers.
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