A step-by-step guide for Australian hotels and distributors importing linen from India: ABN, customs broker, ECTA duty claim, GST and documents.
Importing Hotel Linen into Australia: Customs, GST and Clearance Explained Read More »
How Indian mills can prove origin under the India-New Zealand FTA: certificate or declaration, who issues it, records to keep and common errors to avoid.
The India-New Zealand FTA took effect on 20 October 2026 with zero duty on Indian goods. Here is how NZ hotel importers can claim it and update landed costs.
India-New Zealand FTA Is Now in Force: What Hospitality Importers Should Do Today Read More »
The India-UK CETA has been in force since 15 July 2026. Here is what UK hotel and linen buyers should check on tariffs, origin proof and landed cost.
India-UK CETA: What It Means for Hospitality Linen Buyers Read More »
The India-New Zealand FTA entered into force on 20 October 2026. Here is a practical 30-day plan for Indian hospitality textile mills to start using it.
India-New Zealand FTA Is Live: What Indian Mills Should Do in the First 30 Days Read More »
India and New Zealand have ratified their FTA, entering into force October 20, 2026. Here’s what changes for hospitality textile importers, and what doesn’t change until then.
We’ve written before about what the India-Australia ECTA means at a headline level: eligible bed linen and towels move at zero duty instead of the standard rate when they carry a valid Certificate of Origin. What that post didn’t do is walk through what the duty saving is actually worth in landed cost — and
Most first-time textile exporters treat government export promotion councils as a registration formality — a certificate you need to get a Certificate of Origin, filed away and forgotten. That’s a mistake. For a hospitality bed and bath linen mill, the right export promotion council relationship is a working source of subsidised trade fair access, market
How Government Export Promotion Councils Support Textile Exporters Read More »
For hotel chains with formal ESG commitments, a certification gap isn’t a minor detail to explain away — it’s why your mill never makes the shortlist. What OEKO-TEX and BSCI actually certify, and which to prioritise first.
Every error that ends up on a Bill of Lading started as an error on the shipping instructions. Here is what actually needs to match, and the cutoff that catches new exporters most often.
Export Documentation Series Part 4: Bill of Lading and Shipping Instructions Explained Read More »
