(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 Bhawan New Delhi

Notification No. 59 /2015-2020
New Delhi, Dated: 4th April, 2020

Subject: - Amendment in Export Policy of Diagnostic Kits.

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 the following amendments in the Schedule 2 of the ITCHS Export Policy related to export of Diagnostic Kits, with immediate effect:

S.No

ITC HS Codes

Description

Present Policy

Revised Policy

207 G

3822

1[VTM kits and reagents
RNA extraction Kits and reagents
RT-PCR kits and reagents
]

old[Diagnostic kits

[Diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, preparation diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, other than those of heading 3002 or 3006; certified reference materials]]

Free

Restricted

2. The provision under Para 1.05(b) of Foreign Trade Policy(FTP) 2015-20 regarding transitional arrangement will not be applicable for this notification.

3. Effect of this Notification:

The export of Diagnostic Kits [Diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, preparation diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, other than those of heading 3002 or 3006; certified reference materials] falling under any ITCHS Code, including the ITCHS Code mentioned above, is restricted, with immediate effect.

(Amit Yadav)
Director General of Foreign Trade
Ex-Officio Additional Secretary, Government of India
E-mail: dgft@nic.in

(Issued from file No. 01/9W180/21/AM20/EC)

1.Substituted Vide Notification No. 09/2015-2020 Dated 10.06.2020