The Union Commerce Ministry has started monitoring unusual surges in imports of several commodities and is sending regular reports to line ministries.
Due to trade diversions worldwide, as exports seek low-tariff economies in response to US tariffs, the Ministry will report instances of dumping and malpractices harmful to the domestic industry to the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) and the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT).
While the DGTR had begun an investigation into 14 products in June 2025 due to a sudden surge in imports, the government had imposed import curbs on several colloidal precious metals to curb the illegal inflow of gold in liquid form into the country.
Meanwhile, the Ministry is scheduled to release a monthly feature on Global Trade Watch from August 2025, providing details on India’s export strategy. The feature will contain suggestions to increase exports and to contain import surges in certain sectors and from specific geographies. India’s imports rose to $179.44 billion during the first quarter of the current financial year, from $172.16 billion in the same period last year.
