New Delhi [India], November 21 (ANI): India's decision to withdraw Quality Control Orders (QCOs) on more than 25 industrial raw materials is likely to ease compliance burdens and reduce costs for MSMEs, but the move risks unleashing a wave of low-priced imports from China, said Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI) in a latest report on Friday.

The report further warned that while the rollback corrects years of regulatory overreach, the abrupt nature of the withdrawal leaves domestic manufacturers exposed at a time when anti-dumping duties have also lapsed, creating what GTRI calls a "protection vacuum."

GTRI in its report suggested that India needs a phased QCO reset backed by real-time import monitoring and swift trade-remedy action to prevent predatory pricing and safeguard upstream

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