UK included in Exemption from Azo Dyes Certification for Textiles and Textiles article Import

· China Excluded from the Exemption List, Azo Dyes Certificate Required for Textiles Import from the Land of the Dragon

[DGFT Public Notice No. 14/2023 dated 14 June, 2023]

Effect of this Public Notice: Appendix 2X of FTP, 2023 containing list of countries exempted from testing for presence of Azo Dyes in Textiles and Textile Articles is updated.

Subject: Amendment in Appendix 2X of FTP, 2023.

In exercise of powers conferred under paragraph 1.03 and 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP), 2023, the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby makes amendments in the list of countries exempted from testing for presence of Azo Dyes in Textiles and Textile Articles under Appendix 2X of FTP, 2023, in supersession of Public Notice No. 10/2015-2020 dated 15.05.2016. The updated Appendix-2X is reproduced herewith:

Appendix -2X

Testing of Textiles and Textile Articles for presence of Azo Dyes will not be required for imports originating from the following countries.

i European Union (EU) Countries

ii. Serbia

iii. Poland

iv. Denmark

v. Australia

vi. Canada

vii. Japan

viii South Korea; and

ix. United Kingdom

[Issued from File No. 01/89/180/Misc-39/AM-05/PC-2[A]./E- 1425]