The Supreme Court order banning the entry of goods vehicles into New Delhi has dealt a major blow to Surat’s textile traders. New Delhi is a major market for manmade fabrics including saris and dress materials made in Surat. Textile goods from Delhi, the country's biggest market for low cost saris ranging from Rs 200 to Rs 300, are further supplied to Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and West Bengal.

No vehicle registered in 2005 or earlier will be allowed to enter Delhi even after payment of the enhanced green cess. For commercial vehicles registered after 2005, the cess has now been doubled from Rs 700 to Rs 1,400 for light commercial vehicles and Rs 1,300 to Rs 2,600 for heavy commercial vehicles.

Around 400 trucks leave for Delhi from Surat with textile goods daily. Most of these transport trucks are registered prior to 2005. Hence, these will not be allowed entry. These vehicles will have to dump the goods on the national highway outside Delhi.

It is believed the court order will increase the prices of textile goods supplied from Surat and other textile manufacturing centers. Wholesalers in Delhi will have to bear the extra expense of Rs 200 per parcel, one parcel contains roughly 150 saris and dress materials.