The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has issued a notification amending a trade policy to prohibit the import of skins of reptiles and fur of chinchillas, minks and foxes.
In 2014, PETA India wrote to the Inspector General of Forests in the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change (MoEFCC) and spoke with Union Minister Maneka Gandhi, on banning the import of all exotic skins and fur products. After her intervention, the Ministry of Commerce & Industry sought MoEFCC’s comments, which agreed to ban certain items.
