Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), under the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, has amended the export policy for raw human hair through Notification No. 5/2024-25, dated February 10, 2025. This amendment, issued under the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act 1992 and the Foreign Trade Policy 2023, changes the export classification of unworked human hair (ITC(HS) Code: 05010010) from ‘Restricted’ to ‘Prohibited.’ However, exports remain permitted if the Free on Board (FOB) value is at least USD 65 per kilogram. This revision takes immediate effect. The decision aims to regulate the trade of raw human hair while allowing high-value exports to continue.
Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Department Of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi
Notification No. 5/2024-25-DGFT |Dated: 10th February, 2025
Subject: Amendment in Export Policy of Raw Human Hair -reg
S.0 (E): In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 3 read with Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act 1992 read with Para 1.02 and 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy 2023, as amended from time to time, the Central Government hereby makes the following amendments in the Export Policy of Raw Human Hair :
| ITC(IIS) Code | Item Description | Previous Export Policy | Revised Export Policy | Revised Policy Condition |
| 05010010 | — Human hair
unworked, whether or not washed or scoured |
Restricted | Prohibited65 | However, export is ‘Free’ if FOB value is US Dollar or above per Kilogram. |
| 05010020 | — Waste of human hair |
2. This shall come into force with immediate effect.
Effect of This Notification: The Export Policy of raw Human hair is amended from ‘Restricted’ to “Prohibited’. However, export shall be ‘Free’ if FOB value is US Dollar 65 or above per Kilogram.
(Santosh Kumar Sarangi)
Director General of Foreign Trade
& Ex- Officio Additional Secretary to the Government of India
Email: dgft@nic.in
(Issued from File No. 01/91/171/34/AM19/E,C /E-20669)
