Light Weight Non-woven Fabrics (25-70 gms) and Melt Blown Non -woven Fabric (other than 25-70 gsm) Export Prohibited

·    End Use based Restrictions for Masks and Coveralls Removed

The government on Monday said exports of non-woven fabrics other than 25-70 GSM (grams per square metre) are allowed for outbound shipments. However, exports of non-woven fabric of 25-70 GSM and melt blown fabric of any GSM is still prohibited.

A notification of March 19 this year was amended to the 'extent that only non-woven fabric of 25 to 70 GSM and melt blown fabric of any GSM...is prohibited for export.

All other non-woven fabrics with GSM (grams per square metre) other than 25-70 GSM are freely allowed for exports,' the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) said in a notification.

[DGFT Notification No. 18 /2015-2020 dated 13 July 2020]

Effect of this Notification: The Notification No. 52 dated 19.03.2020 is amended to the extent that only non-woven fabric of 25 to 70 GSM and melt blown fabric of any GSM exported against the HS codes specified above is prohibited for export. All other non-woven fabrics with GSM other than 25-70 GSM are freely allowed for exports.

Subject:-Amendment in Export Policy of textile raw material for masks and coveralls

S.O. (E): In exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 (No. 22 of 1992), as amended, read with Para 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-20, the Central Government hereby makes the following amendment in the Notification No. 52 dated 19.03.2020 amending the Schedule 2 of the ITCHS Export policy related to export of textile raw material for masks and coveralls as per the product description given below:

SNo.

ITCHS Codes

Description

Current Policy

Revised Policy

207C

560312, 560392

Non-woven fabrics for 25-70 GSM

Prohibited

Prohibited

560311, 569313, 560314 560391, 560393, 560394

Non-woven fabrics other than 25-70 GSM (Except Melt-blown category of Non-woven fabric)

Prohibited

Free

The previous entry was as below:

207C

560311, 560312 560313, 560314 560391, 560392 560393, 560394

Textile raw material for masks and coveralls

Prohibited

(Issued from file No. 01/91/180/21/AM20/EC-E 20261)