Bank guarantee requirement for D/A exports of handmade woollen floor coverings imposed, with limited transitional relief and RBI approved exemptions. Exports of specified handmade woollen floor coverings on documents against acceptance (D/A) require a Bank Guarantee; a limited transitional grace period from the notice date preserves prior D/A commitments, and exporters with subsidiaries, trading companies or office-cum-warehouses opened with prior RBI approval are exempt from the Bank Guarantee requirement subject to compliance with RBI payment rules.