The representatives raised several issues, including the import duty on cotton, the inverted duty structure in the MMF textile value chain, textile processing and job work, and the import duty on textile machinery.
India’s think tank, NITI Aayog, is seeking to remove tax barriers hindering the textile industry’s growth.
In a meeting with industry associations, they discussed issues such as import duties and an inverted duty structure in the MMF Textile value chain.
The industry also called for increasing the Basic Custom Duty to curb rising MMF yarn imports.
There’s an industry-wide demand to increase the Basic Custom Duty (BCD) from 5% to 10% to curb the growing imports of MMF yarn. The representatives believe that it’s critical to regulate the escalating imports of apparel from countries like Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and others. They argue that job works in the MSME sector should be exempt from the purview of GST and suggest that tax-related policies should not be changed midway through the financial year. Instead, such policies should remain consistent for the entirety of the financial year.
NITI Aayog has asked for further suggestions from the industry and assured their support for policy decisions that would benefit the textile industry as a whole.
Fibre2Fashion News Desk (KUL)