New Delhi, May 13 -- Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) on Wednesday urged the government to remove the 11 per cent import duty on cotton as rising input costs are impacting the textiles industry.
AEPC chairman A Sakthivel met Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal, Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, and Textiles Minister Giriraj Singh, along with a delegation from the apparel industry and submitted representations seeking the duty cut.
They have sought "reduction of import duty on cotton from the existing 11 per cent to 0 per cent", the council said in a statement.
The delegation highlighted challenges being faced by the apparel and textile industry due to high cotton prices and rising input costs, it said.
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