DGFT Restricts 12 More
Diagnostic and Lab Reagents Exports Related to Covid-19
[Notification No.
09/2015-2020 dated 10 June 2020]
Effect of this
Notification: The Notification No. 59 dated 04.04.2020 is amended to the extent
that only diagnostic kits/reagents as described in para 1(A) and all diagnostic
instruments/apparatus/reagents as described in para 1(8) falling under any HS
code, including HS codes specified above, are 'restricted' for exports whether
as an individual item or as a part of any diagnostic kits/reagent.
All other diagnostic
kits/reagents/instruments/apparatus falling under the HS codes above are freely
exportable subject to submission of an undertaking by the exporter to the
Customs Authorities at the time of export.
Subject: - Amendment in Export Policy of Diagnostic Kits/laboratory
Reagents/Diagnostic Apparatus.
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 2.01of 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:
A. The export policy
of Diagnostic kits/laboratory reagents is revised by amending the Notification
No.59 dated 04.04.2020 as under:
|
S.No |
ITC HS Codes |
Description |
Policy |
|
207 G |
Ex3822 |
·
VTM kits and
reagents ·
RNA extraction kits
and reagents ·
RT-PCR kits and
reagents |
Restricted |
B. The export policy of following diagnostic
instruments/apparatus/reagents is amended to 'Restricted'.
|
S.No |
ITC HS Codes |
Description |
Current policy |
Revised Policy |
|
207 H |
Ex39269099 |
15ml falcon tube or cryovials |
Free |
Restricted |
|
207 I |
Ex300590 |
Swabs sterile synthetic fibre
swabs (Nylon, Polyester, Rayon, or Dacron) |
||
|
207 J |
Ex90279090 |
Silicon columns |
||
|
207 K |
Ex38220090 |
Poly adenylic
Acid or Carrier RNA |
||
|
207 L |
Ex38220090 |
Proteinase K |
||
|
207 M |
Ex9027 |
Magnetic stand |
||
|
207 N |
Ex38220090 |
Beads |
||
|
207 O |
Ex38220090 |
Probes (specific for COVID-19 testing) |
||
|
207 P |
Ex38220090 |
Primers (specific for COVID-19 testing) |
||
|
207 Q |
Ex3507 |
Taq Polymerase enzyme |
||
|
207 R |
Ex3507 |
Reverse transcriptase enzyme |
||
|
207 S |
Ex2934 |
Deoxy nucleotide Triphosphates |
2. All other diagnostic kits/reagents/instruments/apparatus
falling under the HS codes above are freely exportable subject to submission of
an undertaking, to the concerned Customs Authorities, duly signed by the authorised signatory on the company letterhead, stating the
following,
"
The Diagnostic kits/reagents/instruments/apparatus to be exported
under the Shipping bill Number - ******dated DD/MM/YYYY does not contain any
item that is restricted for export as per the Notification No. 09/2015-20 dated
10.06.2020".
(Issued
from file No.01/91/180/21/AM20/EC/E-21044)