**Executive Summary**
This notification, issued by the Ministry of Textiles on May 25, 2026, establishes the final maximum ex-factory prices for 580gm ‘Type-A’ and ‘Type-B’ jute bags. These rates are applicable for all purchases and sales conducted during the month of May 2026. The order mandates strict adherence to Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) specifications and specific marking requirements for all bags traded under these categories.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Pricing Schedule**
* The maximum ex-factory price for B-Twill Sacking (580g) ‘Type-A’ bags is fixed at Rs. 219,216.00 per MT or Rs. 12,714.51 per 100 bags.
* The maximum ex-factory price for B-Twill Sacking (580g) ‘Type-B’ bags is fixed at Rs. 219,216.00 per MT or Rs. 12,714.51 per 100 bags.
* The established prices are exclusive of GST, which must be paid by the purchaser in addition to the ex-factory price.
**Technical Specifications**
* Bags must measure 94cm x 57cm/HD with a mass of 580gm per bag.
* All products must comply with BIS Specification IS: 16186:2014 regarding dimensions and mass.
* Bags must meet the average minimum breaking strength as defined in the relevant BIS specifications.
**Marking and Identification**
* Every bag must be printed or marked with the specific emblem identified in the PCSO issued by the Office of the Jute Commissioner, Kolkata.
* The name of the manufacturing mill and the BIS certification marking must be clearly printed on each bag.
* Bags must include additional identification markings as per extant orders and instructions.
**Impact Analysis**
**Jute Manufacturing Mills**
**Impact**
Manufacturers are restricted to the maximum ex-factory prices set by the government for Type-A and Type-B sacking for the month of May 2026.
**Action Required**
Mills must ensure all bags produced and sold meet the BIS IS: 16186:2014 standards and include the mandatory mill name, emblem, and certification markings.
**Purchasers/Buyers**
**Impact**
Buyers are provided with a regulated price ceiling for procurement but are responsible for costs beyond the ex-factory rate.
**Action Required**
Purchasers must pay the specified ex-factory price plus the applicable GST as a separate additional charge.
**Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) / Regulatory Bodies**
**Impact**
The document reinforces the authority of BIS specifications in the quality control of jute packaging.
**Action Required**
Oversight bodies must ensure that transactions during May 2026 comply with the pricing and technical markings specified in the notification.
Key Entities Referenced
Jute and Jute Textiles Control Order, 2016: The legal framework under which the Deputy Jute Commissioner exercises authority to determine and fix the maximum ex-factory prices for jute bags.
Office of the Jute Commissioner: The primary regulatory body under the Ministry of Textiles responsible for issuing price notifications and quality emblem specifications for the jute industry.
BIS Specification IS: 16186:2014: The Bureau of Indian Standards technical specification used to define the weight, size, and quality parameters for B-Twill sacking jute bags.
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असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 2543] नई कदल्ली, सोमवार, मई 25, 2026/ज्य ष्े ठ 4, 1948
No. 2543] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, MAY 25, 2026/JYAISHTHA 4, 1948
वस्त्र मत्रं ालय
(पटसन आयक्तु का कायाला य)
अजधसचू ना
कोलकाता, 25 मई, 2026
का.आ. 2635(अ).—पटसन और पटसन वस्त्र जनयंत्रण आदिे , 2016 के खडं -3 (6) द्वारा प्रदत्त िजक्तयों का
प्रयोग करत े हुए, म,ैं नीरि कुलहरर, उप पटसन आयक्तु एतद्द्वारा अजततम रूप स े 580 ग्राम 'टाइप-ए' एव ं 'टाइप-बी' के िूट
बोरे की अजधकतम एक्स फैक्टरी मूल्य जनधााररत करता ह ं- िो जनयमानुसार ह:ै-
जववरण बारदाना का प्रकार मूल् य एमटी / मूल् य प्रजत बारदाना 100
बी-टवील सैककंग (580 ग्राम) टाइप ए रू 21921600. रू 12714.51
(जबना ललंकेि के )
टाइप बी रू 21921600. रू 12714.51
2. मौिूदा आदेिों/अनुदेिों के अनुसार ए तथा बी प्रकार के बोरे, जिनका आकार 94 सेमीx 57सेमी/एचडी, द्रव्यमान प्रजत
बोरे 580 ग्राम हो, अंजतम जसरे प्रजत डी.एम. तथा पैक्स प्रजत डी.एम. िैसा कक भा.मा. ब्यूरो के जवजनदेिन संख्या
भा.मा.16186:2014 के साथ अजतररक्त पहचान जचह्न के अनुरूप हो, को मई, 2026 माह के दौरान खरीदा या बेचा
िाएगा।
3705 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
3. प्रत् यके बोरे पर पटसन आयक्तु कायाालय, कोलकाता द्वारा िारी पीसीएसओ म ें मुंकद्रत/जचजह्नत जवजनर्दाष्ट प्रतीक के साथ
जवजनमााता जमल का मुकद्रत नाम के साथ भारतीय मानक ब्यरू ो का प्रमाणन जचह्न होगा। औसत तयनू तम भंिन क्षमता
(Breaking Strength) भारतीय मानक ब्यूरो द्वारा दी गई उपयुाक्त दरों के अनुसार होगी।
4. इस अजधसूचना के अधीन जनधााररत की गई मल्ू य म ें िीएसटी िाजमल नहीं ह ैं जिसका खरीददार द्वारा एक्स फैक्टरी
मूल्य के अलावा अलग स े भगु तान करना होगा।
[फा. स. ं िूटिीएन/178/1/6-(टी)(42)-2019/I(ई)]
नीरि कुलहरर, उप पटसन आयक्तु
MINISTRY OF TEXTILES
(Office the Jute Commissioner)
NOTIFICATION
Kolkata, the 25th May, 2026
S.O. 2635(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by Clause-3(6) of the Jute and Jute Textiles Control
Order, 2016, I, Neeraj Kulhari, Deputy Jute Commissioner, hereby FINALLY fix the maximum ex-factory price for
the 580gm ‘Type-A & ‘Type-B’ Jute Bags which are as follows:
Description Bag Type Price/MT Price per 100 bags
B-Twill Sacking
Type A Rs. 219216.00 Rs. 12714.51
(580 gms)
(WithoutLinkage)
Type B Rs. 219216.00 Rs. 12714.51
2. Type A & Type B bags of the size 94cm x 57 cm/HD., 580 gm mass per bags, ends per dim, pecks per dm., as
specified in the BIS Specification IS: 16186:2014 respectively with additional identification marking as per extant
orders/instructions, shall be purchased or sold during the month of May, 2026.
3. Every bag is to be printed/marked with emblem to specified in the PCSO issued by the O/o Jute Commissioner,
Kolkata with the name of the manufacturing mill printed on it as well as BIS certification marking. The average
minimum breaking strength shall be as provided in the aforesaid specification of BIS.
4. The price fixed under this Notification shall be exclusive of GST which shall be paid in addition to the ex-factory
price by the purchaser.
[F. No. Jute(T)-6/1/178/GN(42)/2019-I(E)]
NEERAJ KULHARI, Dy. Jute Commissioner
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