Proposes measures to enhance 100% garment exports in 3 years and 10% within 2012-13
Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC), an apex body of Indian apparel exporters, has proposed measures to enhance 100 per cent garment exports in 3 years and 10 per cent within 2012-13.
Dr. A. Sakthivel, Chairman, AEPC, on behalf of the garments and textiles exporters submitted the proposal to Mr. S. R. Rao, Commerce Secretary in the Department of Commerce, Government of India.
Speaking on the proposal, Dr. Sakthivel said: “We have learnt that the Ministry of Commerce / Ministry of Textiles is likely to announce certain sops to the garment industry in order to face challenges of global slowdown. Hence we provided a road map for boosting export”. With a view to making the Commerce Ministry fully aware of the prevailing situation and what the industry wants from the Government, he has put forward two proposals.
In proposal-1, Dr. Sakthivel stated: “Cotton yarn be permitted imports without licence at flat fixed customs duty rate, equivalent to all industry rate of duty drawback. Exports of finished product made from such imported yarn be allowed at corresponding rate of duty drawback. For example, import of cotton yarn be allowed at flat 3% rate (rate of duty drawback) or dyed cotton yarn be allowed at flat rate of 3.5% (rate of duty drawback). Exports of garments made from such cotton yarn be allowed at drawback of 7.9% on FOB (rate of duty drawback).”
In his proposal-2, the AEPC Chairman pointed out: “Fabrics be permitted imports without licence at flat fixed customs duty rate, equivalent to all industry rate of duty drawback. Exports of finished product made from such imported fabrics be allowed at the corresponding rate of duty drawback. For example import of cotton fabrics be allowed at flat rate of 4.5% (rate of duty drawback). Exports of garments made from such cotton fabrics be allowed at drawback of 7.9% on FOB (rate of duty drawback).”
On the issue of price stability in cotton yarn and fabrics, Dr. Sakthivel proposed that import of cotton yarn and fabrics at fixed customs duty, equivalent to rate of drawback rate, may also be permitted and drawback may be allowed on export of readymade garments manufactured from such imported cotton yarn / fabrics at pre-determined drawback rates.
“In order to protect the interest of the Government, garment exporters, members of AEPC, may be permitted imports of yarn / fabrics maximum to the extent of 25 % of their export performance in the preceding year,” he added.
Outlining the steps for protecting Indian garment export industry in the backdrop of emerging competition from Asian countries, Dr. Sakthivel noted: “Bangladesh, Vietnam and Cambodia do not have raw material of their own and they have achieved phenomenon growth through easy import policy of yarn and fabrics. The current scheme of advance licence in the Foreign Trade Policy of our country, although allows duty free import, it is a tedious route and is not used extensively by the exporters.”
Under the proposal new fabrics / yarns, which are not produced in India will also get manufactured and in times to come even these yarns / fabrics will be produced indigenously substituting imports, he added.
“Under this proposal the procedural hurdles which are faced by SMEs in obtaining and closing advance licensing route for the imports would automatically get solved at one hand and on the other hand the imports for export manufacturing would be subjected to import duty (nil in the case of advance licensing scheme). This proposal would automatically lead to grant of full duty drawback at the time of value added exports in the shape of garments since inputs in the shape of yarn / fabric are subjected to payment of customs duty,” he observed.
“Under the proposed measure, it is projected that the garment exports would grow at 10% in the balance period of 2012-13 and would also grow phenomenally by 100% in the next 3 years with this scheme in operation,” Dr. Sakthivel exuded in great confidence.
He appealed to the Government of India to consider his proposals in the interest of export promotion so that the garment export industry continues to give employment to 11.22 million workers, besides generating precious foreign exchange for the country.
Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC), an apex body of Indian apparel exporters, has proposed measures to enhance 100 per cent garment exports in 3 years and 10 per cent within 2012-13.Dr. A. Sakthivel, Chairman, AEPC, on behalf of the garments and textiles exporters submitted the proposal to Mr. S. R. Rao, Commerce Secretary in the Department of Commerce, Government of India.
Speaking on the proposal, Dr. Sakthivel said: “We have learnt that the Ministry of Commerce / Ministry of Textiles is likely to announce certain sops to the garment industry in order to face challenges of global slowdown. Hence we provided a road map for boosting export”. With a view to making the Commerce Ministry fully aware of the prevailing situation and what the industry wants from the Government, he has put forward two proposals.
In proposal-1, Dr. Sakthivel stated: “Cotton yarn be permitted imports without licence at flat fixed customs duty rate, equivalent to all industry rate of duty drawback. Exports of finished product made from such imported yarn be allowed at corresponding rate of duty drawback. For example, import of cotton yarn be allowed at flat 3% rate (rate of duty drawback) or dyed cotton yarn be allowed at flat rate of 3.5% (rate of duty drawback). Exports of garments made from such cotton yarn be allowed at drawback of 7.9% on FOB (rate of duty drawback).”
In his proposal-2, the AEPC Chairman pointed out: “Fabrics be permitted imports without licence at flat fixed customs duty rate, equivalent to all industry rate of duty drawback. Exports of finished product made from such imported fabrics be allowed at the corresponding rate of duty drawback. For example import of cotton fabrics be allowed at flat rate of 4.5% (rate of duty drawback). Exports of garments made from such cotton fabrics be allowed at drawback of 7.9% on FOB (rate of duty drawback).”
On the issue of price stability in cotton yarn and fabrics, Dr. Sakthivel proposed that import of cotton yarn and fabrics at fixed customs duty, equivalent to rate of drawback rate, may also be permitted and drawback may be allowed on export of readymade garments manufactured from such imported cotton yarn / fabrics at pre-determined drawback rates.
“In order to protect the interest of the Government, garment exporters, members of AEPC, may be permitted imports of yarn / fabrics maximum to the extent of 25 % of their export performance in the preceding year,” he added.
Outlining the steps for protecting Indian garment export industry in the backdrop of emerging competition from Asian countries, Dr. Sakthivel noted: “Bangladesh, Vietnam and Cambodia do not have raw material of their own and they have achieved phenomenon growth through easy import policy of yarn and fabrics. The current scheme of advance licence in the Foreign Trade Policy of our country, although allows duty free import, it is a tedious route and is not used extensively by the exporters.”
Under the proposal new fabrics / yarns, which are not produced in India will also get manufactured and in times to come even these yarns / fabrics will be produced indigenously substituting imports, he added.
“Under this proposal the procedural hurdles which are faced by SMEs in obtaining and closing advance licensing route for the imports would automatically get solved at one hand and on the other hand the imports for export manufacturing would be subjected to import duty (nil in the case of advance licensing scheme). This proposal would automatically lead to grant of full duty drawback at the time of value added exports in the shape of garments since inputs in the shape of yarn / fabric are subjected to payment of customs duty,” he observed.
“Under the proposed measure, it is projected that the garment exports would grow at 10% in the balance period of 2012-13 and would also grow phenomenally by 100% in the next 3 years with this scheme in operation,” Dr. Sakthivel exuded in great confidence.
He appealed to the Government of India to consider his proposals in the interest of export promotion so that the garment export industry continues to give employment to 11.22 million workers, besides generating precious foreign exchange for the country.
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