Compulsory registration of cotton yarn export contracts required with DGFT prior to shipment; customs to verify registration. Contracts for export of cotton yarn under tariff items 5205-5207 must be registered with the Directorate General of Foreign Trade prior to shipment, and Customs shall permit clearance only after verifying that such contracts have been registered; the requirement is issued under the Foreign Trade Act and Policy and has been subject to substitutions that previously placed registration with the Textile Commissioner and, at times, export licensing or quantity-based restrictions.