Related Keywords: Apparel Export Promotion Council, continuation of the duty-free import, duty-free import of samples, export value of garments, facing competition, forthcoming Union Budget, more incentives, round-the-clock customs clearance, sought number of interventions, speciality fabric, textile and garment companies, withdrawal of GST on air-freight
The Apparel Export Promotion Council has sought a number of interventions from the government, which include more incentives, continuation of the duty-free import of speciality fabric up to 1 percent of export value of garments, round-the-clock customs clearance, withdrawal of GST on air-freight and duty-free import of samples in the forthcoming Union budget, as the the labour intensive textile and garment companies are facing increasing competition from Vietnam and Bangladesh.