Govt relaxes Export Policy of textile raw material for masks & coveralls

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.

Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & industry
Department of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Udyog Bhawan
New Delhi

Notification No. 28/2015-2020

New Delhi, Dated: 18^th August 2020

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

S.O. 2797(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 actis Export policy related to export of textile raw material for masks and coveralls as per the product description given below:

I. The current export policy as per Notification 18 dated 13.07.2020 of textile raw material for masks and coveralls is as follows:

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

2. 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.

(Amit Yadav)
Director General of Foreign Trade
Ex-Officio Additional Secretary, Government of India
E-mail: [email protected]

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