To be Published in 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. 39/2015-2020
New Delhi, Dated: 14th October, 2021
Subject: Amendment in Export Policy of Diagnostic kits — regarding
S.O. (E) In exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 read with Section 5 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 Notification No. 09/2015-20 dated 10.06.2020 and Notification No. 18/2015-20 dated 16.08.2021:
S. No |
ITC HS Codes |
Description |
Existing Policy |
Revised Policy |
207 G |
Ex3822 |
• VTM Kits and Reagents • RNA Extraction Kits and reagents • RT-PCR Kits and reagents |
Restricted |
Free |
207 H |
Ex39259099 |
15ml falcon tube or cryovials |
Restricted |
Free |
207 I |
Ex300590 |
Swabs sterile synthetic fibre swabs (Nylon,Polyester, Rayon, or Dacron) |
Restricted |
Free |
207 J |
Ex90279090 |
Silicon columns |
Restricted |
Free |
207 K |
Ex38220090 |
Poly adenylic Acid or Carrier RNA |
Restricted |
Free |
207 L |
Ex38220090 |
Proteinase K |
Restricted |
Free |
207 M |
Ex9027 |
Magnetic stand |
Restricted |
Free |
207 N |
Ex38220090 |
Beads |
Restricted |
Free |
207 O |
Ex38220090 |
Probes (specific for COVID-19 testing) |
Restricted |
Free |
207 P | Ex38220090 Ex38220019 |
Primers (specific for COVID-19 testing) |
Restricted |
Free |
207 Q | Ex3507 Ex3822 |
Taq Polymerase enzyme |
Restricted |
Free |
207 R | Ex3507 Ex3822 |
Reverse transcriptase enzyme |
Restricted |
Free |
207 S | Ex2934 Ex3822 |
Deoxy nucleotide triphosphates |
Restricted |
Free |
207 AC | Ex3822 Ex3002 |
COVID-19 Rapid Antigen testing Kits |
Restricted |
Free |
2. Effect of this Notification:
The export policy of all diagnostic kits and reagents (including
instruments/apparatus),
made 'Restricted' vide Notification No. 09/2015-20 dated 10.06.2020 and
Notification
No. 18/2015-20 dated 16.08.2021 is being made 'Free' with immediate effect.
(Amit Yadav)
Director General of Foreign Trade
Ex-Officio Additional Secretary, GoI
Email- dgft@nic.in
(Issued from F. No. 01/91/180/21/AM20/EC /Part-III/E-21044)