FTP -Import of Textiles - Exemption from Testing

By Vijay Kumar

IMPORT of textile and textile articles is permitted subject to the condition that they shall not contain any of the hazardous dyes whose handling, production, carriage or use is prohibited by the Government of India under the provisions of clause (d) of subsection (2) of Section 6 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986) read with the relevant rule(s) framed thereunder. For this purpose, the import consignments shall be accompanied by a pre-shipment certificate from a textile testing laboratory accredited to the National Accreditation Agency of the Country of Origin.

In cases where such certificates are not available, the consignment will be cleared after getting a sample of the imported consignment tested & certified.

However, the above procedure regarding testing of Textiles and Textile Articles for presence of Azo Dyes, will not be applicable for imports originating from the countries as listed in Appendix-2X, where the use of Azo Dyes in Textiles and Textile Articles is banned.

The countries listed in the Appendix are:

i. European Union (EU) Countries ii. Serbia iii. Poland iv. Denmark v. China

Now the following countries are added to the list:

vi. Australia; vii. Canada; viii. Japan and ix. South Korea.

DGFT Public Notice No. 10/2015-20., Dated May 18, 2016