(To be published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part-11, 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. 20 /2015-2020
New Delhi, Dated: 21st July, 2020

Subject: - Amendment in Export Policy of Personal Protection Equipment/Masks

S.O. (E) ln 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 following amendment in the Notification No. 14 dated 22.06.2020 amending the Schedule 2 of the ITC (HS) Export Policy 2018 related to the export of Personal Protection Equipments as under:

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Serial Number

ITC HS Codes

Description

Export Policy

Policy Condition

207 A


901850
901890
9020
392690
621790
630790

 

Following Personal Protection Equipments (PPEs) exported either as part of kits or as individual items -

    
1.Medical Coveralls of all Classes/Categories (Except Surgical drapes, isolation aprons, surgical wraps and X- ray gowns) Prohibited

Medical Coveralls such as Surgical drapes, isolation aprons, surgical wraps and X-ray gowns are freely exportable..
2. Medical Coveralls for COVID- 19 Restricted Monthly export quota of 50 Lakh units of Medical Coveralls for COVID- 19
3. Medical Goggles Restricted Monthly export quota of 20 Lakh units of Medical Goggles
4. All masks other than Non- medical/non-surgical masks (cotton silk, wool, polyester, Nylon, Rayon Viscose— Knitted, Woven or Blended) Prohibited Non-medical/non- surgical masks (cotton, silk, wool, polyester, Nylon, Rayon, Viscose — Knitted, Woven or Blended) are allowed freely for export.
5. 2/3 Ply Surgical Masks Restricted Monthly Export Quota of 4 Crore 2/3 Ply Surgical masks
6. Nitrile/NBR Gloves Prohibited  
7. Face Shields Free Face Shields are freely

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Serial Number

ITC HS
Codes

Description

Export Policy

207 A

901850
901890
9020
392690
621790
630790
 

Following Personal Protection Equipments
(PPEs) exported either as part of kits or as individual items -
1. Medical Coveralls of all Classes/Categories (except Surgical drapes, isolation aprons surgical wraps and X ray gowns)
2. Medical Goggles
3. All masks other than non-medical/non-surgical masks (cotton, silk, wool, polyester, Nylon, Rayon Viscose — Knitted, Woven or Blended)
4. Medical Nitrile/NBR Gloves
5. Face Shield
 

Prohibited

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2. Effect of this Notification:

Notification No. 14 dated 22.06.2020 is amended to the extent that only surgical drapes, isolation aprons, surgical wraps and X-Ray gowns are removed from prohibition under the medical coveralls of all classes and categories. All other items as described above, including other types of medical coveralls of all classes and categories, exported against the mentioned HS codes or falling under any other HS code, continue to remain prohibited for export, as part of prohibition on personal protection equipments.

(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/E-21933)

 

1.Substituted Vide:- Notification No. 21 /2015-2020 dt. 28.07.2020