New Delhi, May 20 (KNN) Testing samples of presence of Azo Dyes has been exempted for import of textile and textiles articles originating from five more countries – Australia, Canada, Japan and South Korea along with the existing list.

“Australia, Canada, Japan and South Korea have been added in the Appendix-2X under Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-20,” Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has said in a notification.

In addition to countries already included herein, import of Textiles and Textiles Articles from these countries is also exempted from testing of samples for presence of Azo Dyes, DGFT notification added.

The existing list of countries which are exempted for testing samples are – European Union (EU) Countries; Serbia; Poland; Denmark; and China. (KNN Bureau)