(To be Published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part-ll, 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. 50/2015-2020
New Delhi, Dated: 3 March, 2020

Subject: - Amendment in Export Policy of APIs and formulations made from these APIs

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 and 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-20, the Central Government hereby makes amendment, with immediate effect in Chapter 29(Organic Chemicals) and Chapter 30 (Pharmaceutical) of the Schedule 2 of the ITC (HS) Export Policy 2018. by inclusion of items, as indicated in the Table below:

S. No ITC HS Codes Description Present Policy Revised Policy
146 A 29222933 Paracetamol

Free

3[Free] old[Restricted]

146 B 29332910 Tinidazole Free 1[Free] olsold[Restricted]
146 C 29332920 Metronidazole
146 D 29335990 Acyclovir
146 E 29362210 Vitamin B l
146 F 29362500 Vitamin B 6
146 G 29362610 Vitamin B12
146 H 29372300 Progesterone
146 I 29414000 Chloramphenicol
146 J 29415000 Erythromycin Salts
146 K 29419050 Neomycin
146 L 29419090 Clindamycin Salts
146 M 29420090 Ornidazole
156 A 30042050 Formulations made of Chloramphenicol
156 B 30042061 Formulations made of Erythromycin Salts
156 C 30042095 Formulations made of Clindamycin Salts
156 D 30043919 Formulations made of Progesterone
156 E 30045032 Formulations made of Vitamin B l
156 F 30045034 Formulations made of Vitamin B12
156 G 30045039 Formulations made of Vitamin B6
156 H 30049015 Formulations made of Neomycin
156 I 30049021 Formulations made of Ornidazole
156 J 30049022 Formulations made of Metronidazole
156 K 30049023 Formulations made of Tinidazole
156 L 30049099 Formulations made of Acyclovir
156 M 30049099 Formulations made of Paracetamol Free 2[Free] old[Restricted]

2. Effect of this Notification:

Export of specified APIs (Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients) and formulations made from these APIs under the ITC HS Codes mentioned against each is hereby ‘restricted’, with immediate effect and 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. 0I/91/180/24/AM20/EC)

Refer Vide Policy Circular No-33/2015-2020 dt. 20/03/2019

Refer Vide Policy Circular No-34/2015-2020 dt. 20/03/2019

1. Substituted  Vide Notification No. 02/2015-2020 dt. 06/04/2020

2. Substituted  Vide Notification No. 03/2015-2020 dt. 17/04/2020

3. Substituted  Vide Notification No. 07/2015-2020 dt. 28/05/2020