Central government Taking a major decision on Monday, it banned the export of raw human hair priced below $ 65 per kg. Information related to this has been shared in a notification. Let us tell you that the government had earlier banned such exports in January 2022. The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) said in a circular, “The export policy of unrefined human hair has been banned and banned. However, if the export price is $ 65 per kg or more, it can be exported. ”
Hair smuggling in countries like Myanmar and China
Let us tell you that in countries like Myanmar and China, there is a massive smuggling of unrefined human hair, after which this decision has been taken after the news came. Local industries and exports were suffering a lot due to smuggling. Apart from Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu in India, West Bengal is a major center of human child industry. Human child trade includes the names of China, Cambodia, Vietnam and Myanmar among the major competitive countries of India.
Remy category hair is collected from temples
Two types of hair are collected in India- Remi and Non-Raymy. Remy hair is of the best categories, which are assembled from temples. Let us tell you that a large number of Hindu pilgrims in India donate their hair in temples under religious beliefs. Remy hair is mainly used to make wig. Whereas non-ramy hair is collected from villages and cities. During April-November in the current financial year, human hair exports stood at US $ 12.39 million, while in 2023-24 the figure was $ 12.4 million. It is mainly exported to Myanmar.
With PTI inputs …
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