Greetings from the CITI!

Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI) has been encouraging excellence across the value chain of textile production since 1993-94 through the CITI Birla Economic & Textile Research Foundation Awards.

CITI Birla Economic & Textile Research Foundation Awards are aimed at:

• Carrying out inclusive economic investigation on topical and long-term problems of the textile industry;
• Spread and promotion of research in Textile Industry by way of grant of awards, Certificate of Merits and others

This year the Board of Trustees of CITI-Birla Economic and Textile Research Foundation have decided to grant four Awards of Rs. 50,000.- each to the textile mills who have achieved excellence in award topics as listed below:

Award I: Effective chemical management and compliance in textile wet processing.

Award II: Low carbon footprint initiatives in textile manufacturing

Award III: Data-Driven Sustainability Excellence in textile manufacturing

Award IV: Achieving ESG compliance through innovations

Textile mills are invited to apply for the above-mentioned awards through the given link latest by Friday, 12^th June 2026.

*For the Award Category -II: Low carbon footprint initiatives in textile manufacturing, please send filled up application form to mail@citiindia.org.

Applications received from textile mills will be scrutinized by a Jury appointed for the purpose. The decision of the Jury for the grant of Award shall be final and binding.

You are requested to kindly circulate the information among your industry partners/colleagues with a request to submit their application on email by timeline stipulated above.

For further information / assistance, please contact Mr. Anmol Gupta, Economist at M: +91-9813963000, E: mail@citiindia.org.

Thanking you,

With Best Regards,

(Chandrima Chatterjee)

Honorary Secretary

It has been brought to our notice through the Office of the Textile Commissioner that certain concerns are being faced by the fabric industry relating to fibre mixing in yarn manufacturing, which is reportedly leading to quality-related issues in downstream products.

In this regard, CITI would like to make an earnest appeal to all industry stakeholders to ensure proper and accurate declaration of yarn count and blend percentage on yarn cones as well as in invoices, so as to maintain transparency and facilitate fair trade practices.

We believe that proactive self-compliance and greater transparency by all stakeholders will go a long way in strengthening confidence. However, any such continued instances of misdeclaration or non-transparency may result in initiation of appropriate corrective measures from the Government side.

We, therefore, request all members to kindly take note of the above and extend their cooperation in upholding best trade practices in the larger interest of the industry.

With Regards,

Chandrima Chatterjee

(Secretary General)

It is to inform that the 13th meeting of Inter-Ministerial Steering Committee (IMSC) under Amended Technology Up-gradation fund Scheme (ATUFS) will be held on 10^th July 2026 at 11:30 AM in GPOA-3, under the chairmanship of the Hon’ble Union Minister of Textiles.

As per the detailed agenda circulated by the IMSC, the following agenda items will be discussed during the meeting:

• Status of the ATUFS Scheme; third-party evaluation, key findings, etc.
• Issue related to para 5.1.5 of the GR and Para 5.6 of the RR dated 02.08.2018 pertaining to foreign currency loans.
• Various issues relating to the settlement of cases under previous versions of TUFS.
• Other issues such as related to segment change, relevant date of sanction letter, and ECN issues for interest reimbursement.

The detailed agenda for the 13^th IMSC is attached for the reference of members.
Click Here

Members are requested to kindly review the agenda and share their inputs, if any, latest by 5:00 PM on 9 July 2026, to enable CITI to submit the same to the IMSC for necessary consideration.

Placed for your information and necessary action.

Best Regards,

Chandrima Chatterjee

(Secretary General)

Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) vide docket number Docket Nos. USTR-2026-0265, USTR-2026-0266 dated 24^th July has announced additional tariffs under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974. The tariff rates applicable to India and some of its major competitors are as follows:

The country wise detailed list of tariffs is given in the attached docket. Click here

Further, the USTR has announced that Tariff Rate Quotas (TRQs) will be established for Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia and Malaysia for an initial period of three years. The objective of the TRQs is to encourage imports by these economies of U.S. textile goods and cotton by allowing specified quantities of textiles and apparel to enter the United States without being subject to the additional Section 301 tariffs. Until the TRQ mechanism is established and becomes operational, imports from these four economies will continue to attract the additional 10% Section 301 tariff.

It may be noted that the above tariff rates are over and above the existing MFN tariffs and will be applicable to products that are entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern time on July 24, 2026, except that goods loaded onto a vessel at the port of loading and in transit on the final mode of transit before 12:01 a.m. eastern time on July 24, 2026, and entered for consumption or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption before 12:01 a.m. eastern time on July 28, 2026.

Members may take note of the above and plan their exports accordingly.

Best regards,

Chandrima Chatterjee

Secretary General

As the members may be aware that the Office of the Textile Commissioner has proposed to initiated action for recovery of subsidies released under various Technology Upgradation Fund (TUF) Schemes which is based on the findings of Special Joint Inspection Teams (JITs) and the documents uploaded by the concerned units as per the 2019 prescribed protocols.

CITI in coordination with other industry associations is taking up the matter with concerned officials in the Ministry with a view to resolving the issue and safeguarding the legitimate interests of the affected units.

In this regard, members whose cases may be covered under the above issue are requested to provide the required details in the enclosed input format, duly filled in, and send the same to CITI appositively by 16^th August 2026 to enable CITI to consolidate the information and take with Ministry for appropriate consideration and resolution. Click here

Placed for your necessary action please.

Best Regards,

Chandrima Chatterjee

Secretary General

It is to inform the members that EU has adopted the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), Regulation (EU) 2025/40, which replaces the earlier Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive 94/62/EC. The PPWR will apply from 12 August 2026 and is directly applicable across EU Member States.

PPWR harmonizes the regulatory framework for packaging and packaging waste across the EU. With respect to textiles, PPWR does not regulate the textile product itself. It regulates the packaging in which the textile/apparel product is placed on the EU market and its objective are:

• Make all packaging in the EU recyclable by 2030.
• Increase the safe use of recycled plastic in packaging.
• Reduce the use of new (virgin) materials in packaging.
• Help the packaging industry achieve climate neutrality by 2050.

PPRW aims to create business opportunities, reduce pollution, reduce expensive waste, make packaging safer, remove dependency on fossil fuels and cut greenhouse gas, and harmonize packaging standards across the EU nations.

Document highlighting the timelines and highlights of the PPWR under the various articles is attached as Annex 1 Click Here while the detailed regulations document of PPWR is attached as Annex 2. Click Here

Members are requested to go through the same and plan their procurement of the packaging material accordingly.

Further, if there are any concerns regarding the applicability of this regulation, members are requested to share the same with CITI by 17th August 2026, so that they may be submitted to the Government for further consideration and necessary action timely.

Placed for your information and necessary action.

Best Regards,

Chandrima Chatterjee

Secretary General

This is to inform you that CITI has received a communication from the Office of the Textile Commissioner, Ministry of Textiles, regarding the implementation of the Textile Statistical Returns System (TSRS), a web-based platform for the online submission of statutory statistical returns by eligible textile units.

The TSRS portal facilitates the online submission of Annual Statistical Returns (ASR) and Monthly Statistical Returns (MSR) by eligible textile units registered under the Factories Act, 1948, including spinning mills, weaving and knitting units, processing houses, garment units, made-ups manufacturers, technical textile units, cotton traders and other eligible textile enterprises.

Members are requested to note that the submission of statistical returns is mandatory under the Collection of Statistics Act, 2008. Non-compliance may attract penalties as prescribed under the Act. The statistical data collected through TSRS will be used exclusively for statistical and policy-making purposes for the development of the textile and clothing sector, while maintaining confidentiality of unit-level data in accordance with the applicable provisions of law.

In view of the above, all eligible member units are advised to:

• Register themselves on the TSRS portal, if not already registered.
• Submit the required Annual Statistical Returns (ASR) and Monthly Statistical Returns (MSR) within the prescribed timelines.
• Make use of the user manual, instructional videos and helpdesk facilities available on the portal for registration and filing of returns.

Members facing any policy, technical or operational issues relating to the TSRS portal may communicate the same directly to the Office of the Textile Commissioner through the dedicated email ID: statistics.txc@gov.in.

A copy of the communication received from the Office of the Textile Commissioner is enclosed for your ready reference. Click here

This is placed for your information and necessary action.

Thanking you,

Yours faithfully,

Chandrima Chatterjee

Secretary General

To deliberate upon the cotton production and consumption for the cotton season 2025-26, the third meeting of the Committee on Cotton Production and Consumption (CoCPC) was held on 28^th July 2026 under the Chairpersonship of the Textile Commissioner. Click Here

The meeting was attended by representatives from the Central Govt., State Govt., Textile Industry, Cotton Trade and Ginning & Pressing Sector. Click Here

The major highlights, as decided during the meeting, for the cotton season 2025-26 as compared to 2024-25 are as below:

The area wise cotton production as also the cotton balance sheet for the cotton season 2025-26, as finalized by the CoCPC during the meeting is attached for the kind perusal of the members. Click here

Placed for your information.

Thanking you,

Yours faithfully,

Chandrima Chatterjee

Secretary General

The Office of the Textile Commissioner, Ministry of Textiles, Government of India, has issued an Order dated 27 July 2026 notifying the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for various classes of Fair Average Quality (FAQ) seed cotton (kapas) for the Cotton Season 2026-27 (October 2026 – September 2027).

The Government has fixed the MSP for the two basic varieties of cotton as follows:

In addition, the Order prescribes MSPs for different classes of cotton based on staple length and micronaire values. The MSP for various classes ranges from ₹7,767 per quintal (Short Staple Cotton) to ₹9,867 per quintal (Extra Long Staple Cotton – Suvin).

The Order also provides:

• Fibre quality parameters and corresponding MSP for different cotton varieties.
• Premiums and deductions linked to micronaire values for specified cotton classes.
• Moisture content norms for procurement, with the base moisture content fixed at 8%.
• The Cotton Corporation of India Ltd. (CCI) designated as the central nodal agency for undertaking cotton price support operations.
• The notified MSP will be effective from 1 October 2026.

Members may note the above for information and necessary action.

A copy of the Office Order dated 27 July 2026 is enclosed for ready reference. Click Here

Best regards,

Chandrima Chatterjee

Secretary General

We are pleased to inform that the e-version of the Textile Times magazine (Nov. 2025 – March 2026) is available for your kind perusal.

We request you to kindly download the magazine from the following link:

https://citiindia.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/TT-Nov25-Mar26.pdf

Please send us your feedback that will help us to make further improvements in the magazine to make it more meaningful and interesting for the industry.

Thanking you,

Yours faithfully,

Chandrima Chatterjee

Secretary General