The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) is set to establish a Central Processing Department (CPD) in Delhi to create a centralised, faceless and jurisdiction-free system for processing trade-related applications. The initiative by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry is aimed at moving
India’s textile industry has urged the government to extend the duty-free import window for raw cotton by another six months beyond October 31, citing a sharp rise in yarn prices and concerns over cotton availability. The government had waived the 11 percent import duty on raw cotton from June to October 31 to improve domestic […]














