**Summary:**
Public Notice No. 14/2023, dated June 14, 2023, issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, amends Appendix 2X of the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP), 2023. The amendment pertains to textiles and specifically exempts certain countries from the requirement of pre-shipment testing for the presence of Azo Dyes.
The listed countries from which textile imports will not require Azo Dye testing are: European Union (EU) countries, Serbia, Poland, Denmark, Australia, Canada, Japan, South Korea, and the United Kingdom.
This Public Notice takes immediate effect, updating the list of countries in Appendix 2X of FTP 2023 for which Azo Dye testing is not required for textile imports.
For further information, contact Santosh Kumar Sarangi, Director General of Foreign Trade & Ex-officio Addl. Secretary to the Government of India, via email at dgft@nic.in. The Public Notice was issued from File No. 0189180Misc39AM05PC2A.E 1425.
Key Entities Referenced
Directorate General of Foreign Trade: An organization under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, responsible for implementing foreign trade policy.
New Delhi: The location of Vanijya Bhawan, where the Directorate General of Foreign Trade is located.
FTP, 2023: Refers to the Foreign Trade Policy 2023, which is being amended in the public notice.
Appendix 2X: An appendix of the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP), 2023 which lists articles exempted from testing for the presence of Azo Dyes.
European Union: A political and economic union of member states located primarily in Europe, whose countries are exempted from Azo Dyes testing.
Serbia: A country that is exempted from Azo Dyes testing.
Poland: A country that is exempted from Azo Dyes testing.
Santosh Kumar Sarangi: Director General of Foreign Trade and Ex-officio Additional Secretary to the Government of India.
[To be published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary (Part-I, Section-|)]
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Dated: 14 June, 2023
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Email: dgft@nic.in
[Issued from File No. 01/89/180/Misc-39/AM-05/PC-2[A]./E-
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