(To be Published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part-II, Section - 3, Sub-Section (ii))
Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Department of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Udyog Bhavan
New Delhi
Notification No. 44/2015-2020
New Delhi, Dated: 31st January 2020
Subject:- Amendment in Export Policy of Personal Protection Equipment/Masks - reg.
S.O. (E) In exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 (No. 22 of 1992), as amended, read with Para 1.02 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-20, the Central Government hereby makes following amendment with immediate effect in the Schedule 2 of the ITC (HS) Export Policy 2018. The following items are added:
Serial Number | ITC HS Codes | Description | Present Policy | Revised/Amended Policy |
207 A | 3[901850 901890 9020 392690 621790 630790] [2[ex392690 old[901850 |
3[Following Personal Protection
Equipments(PPEs) exported either as part of kit‘s or as individual items
- 1.Medical Coveralls of all Classes/Categories 2.Medical Goggles 3.All masks other than non-medical/non-surgica masks(Cotton, Silk, Wool , Polyester, Nylon Rayon, Viscose — Knitted, Woven or Blended) 4. Nitrile/NBR Gloves 5. Face Shield] [2[All Masks except non- surgical/non-medical masks of all types( cotton, silk, wool, knitted)] old[Personal Protection
Equipment including Clothing and Masks [Coveralls( Class 2/3/4) and N95
masks] 1[except the following items: |
Free | Prohibited |
2. The provisions as under para 1.05 of the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2015-20 regarding Transitional Arrangements are not available under this notification.
3. Effect of this
Notification:-
Export of all varieties of personal protection
equipment including Clothing and Masks used to protect the wearer from air borne
particles and/or any other respiratory masks or any other personal protective
clothing | Including Coveralls( Class 2/3/4) and N95 masks) under the above
mentioned ITC HS Codes is hereby ‘ Prohibited’ with immediate effect till
further orders.
(Amit Yadav)
Director General of Foreign Trade
Ex-Officio Additional Secretary, Government of India
E-mail: dgft@nic.in
(Issued from File No. 01/91/180/21/AM20/EC)
1. Inserted Vide:- Notification No. 47/2015-2020 dt.08.02.2020
2. Substituted Vide:- Notification No. 06/2015-2020 dt.16.05.2020
3 Substituted Vide:- Notification No. 14/2015-2020 dt.18.06.2020