The Synthetic & Rayon Textiles Export Promotion Council

COVID-19 TAX ON VISCOSE STAPLE FIBRE IMPORTS FOR PROTECTING DOMESTIC INDUSTRY

REF. MR/CIR/2020/070                                                                                       16 June, 2020

To the Members of the Council

Dear Sir/ Madam,

SUB: COVID-19 TAX ON VISCOSE STAPLE FIBRE IMPORTS FOR PROTECTING DOMESTIC INDUSTRY

This Council has received an official communication from the Ministry of Textiles, regarding imposition of COVID – 19 tax on import of Viscose Staple Fibre (VSF) into India from ASEAN plus China.

The above duty has been proposed in view of currently existing inverted duty structure, as wood pulps which is the raw material for VSF is subject to 2.5% import duty whereas Viscose Staple Fibre is getting duty free access into India from ASEAN countries. Due to which there has been substantial surge in imports of VSF into India from countries like Indonesia, etc. and this has been a threat to the Indian domestic VSF manufacturers.

Ministry of Textiles is seeking views of the VSF user industry through this Council regarding imposition of 15% COVID – 19 tax on import of Viscose Staple Fibre (VSF) into India from ASEAN plus China.

Therefore, the Members of the Council are requested to give their views on the proposal for imposition of COVID-19 tax on VSF import along with the below mentioned information.

Name, Address and IEC of the Unit

Investment Made

Employment generated

AnnualTurnover(domestic+export) (US$ mn)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As the above-mentioned information is required by the Ministry on urgent basis, Members are requested to kindly send the information by forenoon tomorrow Wednesday 17thJune, 2020 for helping us compile the information appropriately and send to the Ministry on time. Inputs to be sent through Email at ed@srtepc.in, baruah@srtepc.in.

Regards,

 

S. Balaraju
Executive Director