New Delhi, June 18 -- India's MSME manufacturing base needs a predictable and responsive trade remedy environment as dumping risks capacity utilisation and impacts a fair competitve environment in the country, as per a research report by Center for Domestic Economic Policy Research (C-DEP).

MSMEs are particularly vulnerable to dumping from countries like China especially in an environment where trade remedies are unavailable. Effective remedial action can help bolster India's MSME ecosystem and help sustain manufacturing that is critical for generating employment and also boost exports.

As per the report, MSMEs are more vulnerable to dumped imports than larger companies, which are generally better equipped to absorb price fluctuations t...