New Delhi, May 26 -- The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has removed key restrictions on leather exports to make the process easier and faster. Finished leather, wet blue leather, and El tanned leather can be exported from any port or Inland Container Depot (ICD), as per a government notification.

Also, the Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI) has eliminated the mandatory testing and certification for these products, as per the DGFT order.

Earlier, exporters could only ship these leather products through a few select ports, and CLRI had to clear all shipments to confirm they were processed leather, not raw hides or other materials. But since export duties were removed and it's now easier to distinguish processed leather...