(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. 21/2015-2020
New Delhi: 28th July, 2020
Subject: - Amendment in Export Policy of Personal
Protection Equipment/Masks
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 following amendment in the Notification No. 20 dated 21.07.2020
read with Notification No. 16 dated 29.06.2020 amending the Schedule 2 of
the ITC (HS) Export Policy 2018 related to the export of Personal Protection
Equipments/Masks, incorporating earlier amendments, as under:
1[
|
Serial Number |
ITC HS Codes |
Description |
Export Policy |
Policy Condition |
|
207 A |
901850 |
Following Personal
Protection Equipments (PPEs) exported either as part of kits or as
individual items - |
||
| 1. Medical Coveralls of al Classes/Categories |
Free |
PPE medical coveralls
are freely exportable. |
||
| 2. Medical Goggles |
2[Free] old[Restricted] |
Monthly export quota
of 20 Lakh units of Medical Goggles |
||
| 3. N95/FFP2 masks or its equivalent |
Restricted |
Monthly export
quota of |
||
| 4. All masks ( Except N95/FFP2 masks or its equivalent) |
Free |
All masks (except |
||
| 5. Nitrile/NBR Gloves |
Prohibited |
|||
| 6. Face Shields |
Free |
Face Shields are freely |
||
]
old[
|
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) |
1[Free] old[Prohibited] |
1[PPE medical coveralls are freely exportable.] old[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 | 1[Monthly export quota of 20Lakh units of Medical Goggles] old[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 |
]
2. Effect of this Notification:
Notification No. 20 dated 21.07.2020 read with Notification No. 16 dated
29.06.2020 is amended to the extent that the export policy of 2/3 Ply Surgical
masks, Medical Goggles is amended from “Prohibited” to “Restricted” category and
export of Face Shields has been made “free*.
A monthly export quota of 4 crore units per month bas been fixed for 2/3 Ply Surgical masks and 20 lakh units per month for Medical Goggles for issuing export licenses to eligible applicants as per the criteria to be separately issued in a Trade Notice.
(Amit Yadav)
Director General of Foreign Trade
Ex-Officio Additional Secretary, Government of India
E-mail: dgft@nic.in
(Issued from File No. file/91/180/21/AM20/EC/E-21933)
1.Refer Vide :- Trade Notice No.21/2020-21 dt. 30.07.2020
2.Refer Vide :- Trade Notice No.22/2020-21 dt. 30.07.2020
1. Substituted Vide:- Notification No. 29 / 2015-2020 dt. 25.08.2020
2. Substituted Vide:-
Notification No. 47 / 2015-2020 dt. 22.12.2020