Govt permits exports of certain non-woven fabrics

New Delhi: The government on Monday said exports of non-woven fabrics other than 25-70 GSM (grams per square metre) are allowed for outbound shipments.

However, exports of non-woven fabric of 25-70 GSM and melt-blown fabric of any GSM is still prohibited

A notification of March 19 this year was amended to the “extent that only non-woven fabric of 25 to 70 GSM and melt-blown fabric of any GSM…is prohibited for export. All other non-woven fabrics with GSM (grams per square metre) other than 25-70 GSM are freely allowed for exports,” the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) said in a notification.