(To be Published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part-II, Section - 3, Sub-Section (ii))

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: 18th August 2020

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

S.O. (F) 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:

I. The current export policy 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

207 C

 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- Free 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

207 C

560312
560392
560311
569313
560314
560391
560393
560394

 Non-woven fabrics of any GSM

1[Melt Blown Fabric of any GSM]

old[(Except Melt-blow Fabric of any  GSM)]
 

Free

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: dgft@nic.in

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

1. Substituted Vide:- Notification No. 37/2015-2020 dt. 14.10.2021