GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
PUBLIC NOTICE No. 88/(RE:2010)/2009-2014
NEW DELHI : DATED : 27TH December, 2011
Subject: Amendment in General Note No.5 for
Textiles (Product Code: J).
In exercise of the powers conferred under Paragraph 2.4 of the Foreign Trade
Policy, 2009-2014 and Paragraph 1.1 of Handbook of Procedures (Vol.1), the
Director General of Foreign Trade hereby makes the following amendment/additions
in the Handbook of Procedures, Vol.2, 2009-2014, as amended.
2. The General Note No.5 for Textiles (Product Code: J) is substituted as
under:-
(Addition to the earlier note is given in bold for quick reference)
General Note No. 5: -
“Wherever import of dyes is permitted, the same will be restricted to 12% of FOB
value within the overall CIF value of the licence. Wherever, import of dyes and
chemicals has been permitted, the same will be restricted to 14% of FOB value
within the overall CIF value of the licence except in respect of J.28 where the
same will be restricted to 16% of FOB value within the overall CIF value of the
licence. For specialty textile products like Fire Retardant textile product as
well as for Water, Oil and Stain repellant textile products, the same will be
restricted to 26% of FOB value within the overall CIF value of the licence.”
3. Effect of Public Notice
The existing ceiling of 14% of FOB value within the overall CIF value of the
licence will be enhanced to 26% of FOB value for specialty textile products like
Fire Retardant textile product as well as for Water, Oil and Stain repellant
textile products.
(Anup K. Pujari)
Director General of Foreign Trade
E-mail: dgft@nic.in
(F.No.01/84/50/261/AM-10/DES-V)