All Woven Fabrics including 25-70 GSM Freely Exportable Now, Only Melt Blow Fabrics under Prohibition

[DGFT Notification No.28/2015-2020 dated 18 August 2020]

Effect of this Notification: The Notification No. 18 dated 13.07.2020 is amended to the extent that only melt blown fabric of any GSM exported against the HS codes specified above is prohibited for export. All other non-woven fabrics of any GSM (including of GSM 25-70 which were earlier prohibited) 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. 18 dated 13.07.2020 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:

1. The current export pol icy as per Notification No. 18 dated 13.07.2020 of textile raw material for masks and coveralls is as follows:

S.No.

ITCHS Codes

Description

Current Policy

207C

560312, 560392

Non-woven fabrics for 25-70 GSM

Prohibited

560311, 569313, 560314, 560391, 560393, 560394

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

Free

II. The export policy of textile raw material for masks and coveralls is now revised as under:

S.No.

ITCHS Codes

Description

Revised Policy

207C

560312, 560392, 560311, 569313, 560314, 560391, 560393, 560394

Non-woven fabrics of any GSM (Except Melt-blow Fabric of any GSM)

Free

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