Govt relaxes norms for bamboo exports

New Delhi, June 23 (PTI): The government today relaxed norms for export of bamboo products to promote the shipments.   There is a negligible exports of bamboo from India.   "Export of muli bamboo till March 31, 2019 and bamboo products (except bamboo charcoal, bamboo pulp and unprocessed bamboo shoots) mace from bamboo obtained from legal sources has been permitted," the directorate general of foreign trade said in a notification.   It, however, said these exports are permitted subject to proper documentation and certificate of origin.   This certificate would be issued by the concerned state forest department from where the bamboo has been procured by the purchaser.   Germany is the prominent importer of Indian bamboos.   India's bamboo exports in 2016-17 was only USD 0.05 million (about Rs 32 lakh).