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)