Textile exporters seek removal of import duty on cotton
The Hindu
The Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council (Texprocil) has appealed to the Union Textile Minister Piyush Goyal to remove the Customs Duty on cotton as it is mainly the extra long staple branded cott
The Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council (Texprocil) has appealed to the Union Textile Minister Piyush Goyal to remove the Customs Duty on cotton as it is mainly the extra long staple branded cotton and contamination free cotton that are imported. Chairman of the Council Manoj Patodia, Vice Chairman Sunil Patwari, and Executive Director Siddhartha Rajagopal met the Minister in Mumbai recently and discussed issues that the the industry faced and the growth prospects for cotton textiles. Exports of Cotton textiles (including raw cotton) during 2020-2021 reached US$ 10,723 million as against US$ 9,799 million in 2019-20, registering 9.43 % growth.
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