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Silk fabric sector requests Govt to correct duty anomaly

02 Dec '09
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The Sangh adds by saying that, since the imposition of anti-dumping duty on raw silk, import of silk fabrics has shot up by 400 percent and for protection of domestic sericulture, not only does the production need to be raised so that the gap between demand & production is bridged, but quality equivalent to imported raw silk has to be developed and at present, due to anti dumping duty on raw silk, weaving industry has been discouraged which is not in the interest of domestic sericulture, rather it is detrimental.

The Sangh notes that, while imposing anti dumping duty on raw silk in 2003, anti-dumping department had neglected its plea, that in production of fabrics like Organza, raw silk has to be used without twisting, which is not possible by using domestic raw silk and requests to refer to the Gazette of India, No.167 dated 4-7-2003, which states that, “The technology adopted by Chinese exporters is far superior than that adopted by the domestic industry which results in substantial difference in quality of the silk yarn so much so that while the Indian silk can only be used by handloom industry, the Chinese silk yarn is suitable for weaving on powerlooms."

The last issue which they have raised pertains to up-gradation of technology. India has also moved ahead & is using latest powerlooms for weaving, but to ensure holistic development of the silk sector, superior quality of raw silk, equivalent to Chinese raw silk is required. Till it is developed domestically & simultaneously gap between demand & production is bridged, import of raw silk is a must, for which the government must take the necessary steps and correct the anomaly in the import duties as well as the anti-dumping duties on imports of raw silk and silk fabrics.

Fibre2fashion News Desk - India

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