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Official TranscriptGOVERNMENT 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...
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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