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AEPC Has Requested The Indian Government to Look Into Its Demands Favourably
Jul 14, 2015Virender Uppal, chairman Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) has requested the Indian Government to look into its demands favourably. The AEPC has demanded inclusion of 2 per cent fabric within 5 per cent overall entitlement under ...
Tags: fabric, Apparel Export Promotion Council, garment industry
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There Has Been a Vacuum in a Policy Support in The RMG Manufacturing Export Industry
May 20, 2015Apparel Export Promotion Council chairman Virender Uppal has said there has been a vacuum in a policy support in the readymade garment (RMG) manufacturing export industry, according to a statement by AEPC. Uppal has requested the ...
Tags: Apparel Export, Apparel
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Turkey Imposed an Additional 50% Customs Duty on Pakistani Handmade Carpets
Mar 13, 2015Turkey has imposed an additional 50 per cent customs duty on Pakistani handmade carpets, which can have tumultuous impact, since Turkey is the second biggest importer of Pakistani handmade carpets. The imposition of the duty comes ...
Tags: Handmade Carpets, Carpets
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Philippines Earned US $2.095 Billion Through Exports of Yarn, Fabric and Apparel in 2014
Feb 15, 2015The exports of textiles and apparel from Philippines crossed US$ 2 billion mark last year, according to the data from the industry and trade statistics department, under the Philippine Statistics Authority. Philippines earned US$ ...
Tags: Textile, Garment Exports
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The Pakistani Government Has Rendered Pakistan's Textile Policy Ineffective
Apr 9, 2014The Pakistani Government’s inability to fulfill the commitment of releasing Pk Rs. 188 billion for the implementation of the Textiles Policy 2009-2014, has rendered the policy ineffective, said Textiles Secretary Rukhsana Shah during ...
Tags: Textile Policy, textile industry
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Pakistan Textile Exporters Expressed Disappointment on Withdrawal of Zero-Rating Pakistan
Jan 21, 2014Textile exporters from Pakistan have expressed disappointment on the withdrawal of zero-rating regime for the export-oriented sector stating that the withdrawal is adversely affecting exports at a time when huge amounts of Sales Tax Refunds ...
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Pakistan Advised Value-Added Textile Entrepreneurs to Focus on Eastern European Markets
Jan 20, 2014In the wake of recently earned Generalized System of Preference Plus (GSP+) status, Rukhsana Shah, Federal Secretary of Textile Industry Division, Pakistan has advised value-added textile entrepreneurs to focus on the Eastern European ...
Tags: Textile, Eastern Europe
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Pakistan Has Potential to Double Its Textile Exports to Us$ 26 Billion Over Next 5 Years
Jan 13, 2014Pakistan has the potential to double its textile exports to US$ 26 billion over the next five years, if the Government implements necessary set of policies to revive the textile sector of the country, said All Pakistan Textile Mills ...
Tags: Textile Exports, Textile
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The Pakistan Garment Industry Still Needs to Overcome Certain Challenges
Jan 2, 2014The Pakistan garment industry still needs to overcome certain challenges and produce goods of international standards in order to fully benefit from the Generalized System of Preferences Plus (GSP+) status granted by the European Union ...
Tags: Garment Industry, Textile products
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Pakistan Textile Has Urged The Government to Establish GSP+ Cell
Dec 23, 2013The Pakistani textile industry has urged the Government to establish Generalized System of Preferences Plus (GSP+) Cell, in order to fully utilize the duty-free access to the European Union (EU) and earn foreign exchange. The proposal ...
Tags: Textile Sector, duty-free access
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Gas Supply of 100mn Cubic Feet to Ensure Continuation of Work for 3mn Textile Workers
Dec 20, 2013The Federal Government of Pakistan’s decision to ensure gas supply of 100 million cubic feet per day (mmcfd) to the textile industry in Punjab would ensure continuation of work for around 3 million textile workers, said All Pakistan ...
Tags: Gas Supply, Textile
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ECC Approves The PM's Directive for Diversion Natural Gas From Power to Textile Units
Dec 19, 2013Following the Prime Minister (PM) of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif’s decision to provide additional gas supply to the industrial sector, the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet has approved the PM’s directive for ...
Tags: Textile Units, Textile
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Pakistan Will Enjoy Concessions on 6,000 Tariff Lines Due to Grant of GSP+ Status by EU
Dec 18, 2013Pakistan will enjoy concessions on 6,000 tariff lines, against the current 150 tariff lines, due to the grant of the Generalized System of Preferences Plus (GSP+) status by the European Union (EU), which takes effect from January 1, 2014, ...
Tags: tariff lines, Duty
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Textile Industry, as Part of The Efforts to Gain The GSP+ Status From EU
Dec 2, 2013The Pakistan Minister of State for Commerce, Textile & Privatization, Engr. Khurram Dastgir Khan, has successfully concluded his visit to Eastern European countries with his last stop at Poland where he met with Deputy Trade Minister Danuta ...
Tags: GSP+Status, Textile
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to Empower The Textile and Clothing Sector of Pakistan with Reap The Benefits
Nov 29, 2013With the aim of empowering the textile and clothing industry of Pakistan with more knowledge and enabling the entrepreneurs to make smarter choices in order to reap the benefits from the expected European Union (EU) Generalised System of ...
Tags: ITC, Pakistan, Textile&Clothing Sector