Dyes: Trading

How Indian dye makers price against Chinese offers

What this tab covers How it is bought and sold: buyers and sellers, price benchmarks and who publishes them, exchanges, contract types, traders, how Indian buyers price it, recent price points, and good sources to follow.

Who buys, and where

China (Zhejiang, Jiangsu), India (Gujarat, Maharashtra)

Who sells, and from where

Textile mills in China, Bangladesh, India, Vietnam, Turkey, Pakistan, Indonesia; leather and paper makers

Price benchmarks

Benchmark	Publisher	Basis
No public benchmark; Chinese producer list prices	producers and Chinese trade portals	list prices, changed by announcement

Exchanges

Venue	Contract	Notes
None	no futures	sold in bags and drums by grade and strength

Contract types

Spot orders through distributors and agents
Annual supply agreements with large mills and brands' approved supplier lists

Traders and distributors

Indian and Chinese dye distributors; DyStar and Archroma sell branded ranges

How Indian buyers price it

Indian makers price exports in dollars against Chinese offers
Domestic prices follow Chinese import parity plus duties
DGTR reviews of anti-dumping duty on sodium hydrosulphite (Sep 2026) and expected review on disperse and reactive dyes

Recent price points

Date	Price	Basis	Source
Feb 2026	RMB 21,000/t (about $2,900/t)	China disperse dye	Faxian Gongchang 2026
H1 2026	RMB 22,800/t (about $3,150/t)	China reactive dye	Faxian Gongchang 2026
2025	RMB 70,000-90,000/t	China H acid	Faxian Gongchang 2026

Good sources to follow

Fibre2Fashion dyes sectionfreemium research site · Fibre2Fashion

textile dyes suppliers and market news

Indian Chemical Newsfree newsletter · Indian Chemical News

Indian chemical and dye industry news and opinion

Faxian Gongchang industry reportsfree research site · Faxian Gongchang

Chinese dyes and pigments capacity and prices

World Trade Scannerfree research site · World Trade Scanner

DGTR anti-dumping findings