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THE HANDLOOM MARK STANDARDS (LABELLING AND DISPLAY)

Official title

THE HANDLOOM MARK STANDARDS (LABELLING AND DISPLAY) REGULATIONS, 2025

India notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 11 March 2026. The comment period closed on 31 March 2026.

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At a glance

Products

HSN 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 57, 58, 59, 62, 63

HS codes
  • 50 · Silk
    • 50
  • 51 · Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric
    • 51
  • 52 · Cotton
    • 52
  • 53 · Vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn and woven fabrics of paper yarn
    • 53 OTHER VEGETABLE TEXTILE FIBRES; PAPER YARN AND WOVEN FABRICS OF PAPER YARN
  • 54 · Man-made filaments; strip and the like of man-made textile materials
    • 54
  • 55 · Man-made staple fibres
    • 55
  • 57 · Carpets and other textile floor coverings
    • 57
  • 58 · Fabrics; special woven fabrics, tufted textile fabrics, lace, tapestries, trimmings, embroidery
    • 58 SPECIAL WOVEN FABRICS; TUFTED TEXTILE FABRICS; LACE; TAPESTRIES; TRIMMINGS; EMBROIDERY
All 11 codes
  • 59 · Textile fabrics; impregnated, coated, covered or laminated; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use
    • 59 IMPREGNATED, COATED, COVERED OR LAMINATED TEXTILE FABRICS; TEXTILE ARTICLES OF A KIND SUITABLE FOR INDUSTRIAL USE
  • 62 · Apparel and clothing accessories; not knitted or crocheted
    • 62 ARTICLES OF APPAREL AND CLOTHING ACCESSORIES, NOT KNITTED OR CROCHETED
  • 63 · Textiles, made up articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags
    • 63 OTHER MADE-UP TEXTILE ARTICLES; SETS; WORN CLOTHING AND WORN TEXTILE ARTICLES; RAGS
Notifying member
India
Status
Proposed measure, may since have been adoptedNotified as a draft on 11 March 2026. Check WTO ePing or India for its current status.
Objectives
  • Other
Area
TBT: Technical product rulesTechnical barriers to trade
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/TBT/N/IND/430

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 31 March 2026
Proposed adoption
Proposed entry into force

How to comment

The comment period closed on 31 March 2026. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO TBT enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/IND/430; it can take them up with India.

Find your country's enquiry point on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)

What the notification says

The 'Draft - The Handloom Mark Standards (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2025' is a draft regulatory framework proposed to be issued under Section 23 of the Textiles Committee Act, 1963 under Ministry of Textiles and aligned with the certification trade mark provisions of the Trade Marks Act, 1999. This Regulation intended for governing the use, labelling, display, monitoring, and enforcement of the Handloom Mark in India. The document establishes a comprehensive legal and administrative mechanism to regulate authenticity claims relating to handloom products.

Sources

Expodite writes its summary from the official record. The notification and the documents it notifies are on the WTO's own websites.

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