Viscose staple fibre imports into India (HSN code 550410) have increased significantly in previous years. Once cotton prices reached a record high in April 2022, consumption shifted somewhat away from cotton and towards viscose, causing imports to soar to a new high last year. During the period of January through November 2022, India imported 93.071 mn kg of viscose worth $221.348 mn. In the first eleven months of 2022, imports of viscose surged in both value and volume by more than 50%.

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