Turfani pashm

Turfani pashm or Kuchari Pashm[1] or Turfani wool is a type of shawl wool obtained from Tibetan goats.

It was imported to India from Yarkant and Changtang (Chinese Tibet).

[2] Turfani wool was imported in large quantities into Leh and in Ladakh from Changtang .

The most imports were made for Maharaja's territory only and confined to Kashmir region.

There was import duty on the Turfani pashm irrespective of the origin they were coming in 1860–1870.