Tag: cotton imports

Vidarbha farmers oppose cutdown on cotton import duty

admin- January 11, 2022

Farm activists from Vidarbha have strongly opposed the demand by the textile industry to cut or remove 11% import duty on cotton imports as it ... Read More

CAI urges Indian govt to remove import duty on cotton

admin- June 30, 2021

The Cotton Association of India (CAI) has written a letter to the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for the withdrawal of 10% customs duty imposed ... Read More

India imposes duty on cotton imports

admin- February 8, 2021

On February 1, Nirmala Sitharaman, Union Finance Minister of India introduced the Indian budget for the financial year 2021-22. Read More

10% import duty on cotton – a severe blow: SIMA

admin- February 1, 2021

10 per cent import duty on cotton is a severe blow for cotton textile value chain. SIMA appeals PM for withdrawal. Read More

China turns cotton deficit

admin- September 27, 2019

China needs to triple its cotton imports. With government stocks depleting, China needs to import more to sustain its mills’ consumption. Read More

Cotton king under siege?

admin- August 1, 2015

Cotton imports by China in June have fallen by 26 per cent already. The see-sawing of prices in major countries including India is causing a ... Read More

Well ahead in race

admin- June 1, 2014

Some of the very latest news reports about China are food for thought for the Cassandras, who have predicted erosion in the textile world of ... Read More