Domestic technical textiles Industry Segment-wise consumption of ...

Following exemptions will be prescribed in the order under the JPM Act:
• In case of any shortage or disruption in supply of jute packaging material, the
Ministry of Textiles will, in consultation with the user Ministries concerned, relax
these provisions up to a maximum of 20% for food grains and sugar respectively;
• Sugar fortified with vitamins will be exempted from the purview of this order;
• Packaging for export of the commodities will be exempted;
• Small consumer packs of 25-kg and below will be exempted; and
Bulk packaging of more than 100 kg will be exempted.
Quality Control and standards in India / other countries
The various standards applicable to Jute goods in India are listed below:
• IS 1943:1995 A-twill jute bags
• IS 2566:1993 B-twill jute bags for packing
• IS 2580:1995 Jute sacking bags for packing cement
• IS 2818(Part 1):1990 Indian hessian
• IS 2818(Part 2):1971 Indian hessian
• IS 2818(Part 3):1971 Indian hessian
• IS 2818(Part 4):1971 Indian hessian
• IS 2818(Part 5):1974 Indian hessian
• IS 2818(Part 6):1977 Indian hessian
• IS 2873:1991 Packaging of jute products in bales
• IS 2874:1993 Heavy cee jute bags
• IS 2875:1993 Jute corn bags
• IS 3667:1993 B-twill jute cloth
• IS 3750:1993 Jute corn sack cloth
• IS 3751:1993 Heavy cee jute cloth
• IS 3790:1991 Hessian bags
• IS 3966:1967 DW-Flour jute cloth
• IS 3984:2002 DW-Flour bags
• IS 4436:1989 Jute bagging for wrapping cotton bales
• IS 7406(Part 1):1984 Jute bags for packing fertilizers
• IS 8569:1977 Jute fabrics used in the packing of textile products
• IS 9113:1993 Jute sacking - General requirements
• IS 9685:2002 Sand bag
• IS 7406(Part 2):1986 Jute bags for packing fertilizers
• IS 10036(Part 1):1982 Jute canvas
• IS 10036(Part 2):1982 Jute canvas