SEZ - Policy to regulate functioning of Worn and Used clothing units
THE Department of Commerce has prescribed the Policy to be followed by the units in SEZs carrying on reprocessing/recycling of used clothing: Some features of the policy are:-
Each consignment of used clothing imported by unit shall be accompanied with a certificate from the exporter/agency in which it was generated regarding dis-infection and fumigation of the containers from an agency licensed in the state of origin of worn clothing along with import documents.
The units should fulfill the export obligation criteria including NFE as per provisions of this Policy. No broad banding of unrelated products shall be allowed for this purpose.
To ensure that used clothing reprocessing units in SEZ fulfill their export obligations, in addition to meeting their NFE obligation, all such units would be required to ensure that certain minimum percentage of the unit's annual turnover is physically exported out of the country.
All applicable laws, rules, regulations etc., pertaining to environmental and other areas as amended from time to time, shall be strictly complied with by all units in SEZs carrying on recycling of used clothing.