Alcohol Based Hand Sanitizers Export Prohibited

[DGFT Notification No. 04/2015-2020 dated 6 May 2020]

Subject: -Amendment in Export Policy of Sanitizers.

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 to the Notification No. 53 dated 24.03.2020 related to the export policy of Sanitizers, with immediate effect:

S.No

ITC HS Codes

Description

Present Policy

207 D

ex3004 ex3401 ex3402, 380894

Alcohol Based Hand Sanitizers

Prohibited

2. Effect of this Notification: The Notification No. 53 dated 24.03.2020 is amended to the extent that only "Alcohol based Hand Sanitizers" falling under any ITC HS Code including the HS Codes mentioned above, are prohibited for export. All other items falling under the above HS Codes are freely exportable.

(Issued from file No. OI /91/180/21/AM20/EC/Part Ill)