Amendment in Export Policy of Ventilators including any artificial respiratory apparatus or oxygen therapy apparatus or any other breathing appliance/device and Sanitizers - 53/2015-2020 - Foreign Trade Policy

Government of India Ministry of Commerce Industry Department of Commerce Directorate General of Foreign Trade Udyog Bhawan New Delhi Notification No. 53/2015-2020 New Delhi, Dated: 24 March 2020 Subject: - Amendment in Export Policy of Ventilators including any artificial respiratory apparatus or oxygen therapy apparatus or any other breathing appliance/device and Sanitizers. S.O. 1206 (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: A. Serial No. 207 B of the Schedule 2 of the ITCHS Export Policy in the Notification No. 52 dated 19.03.2020 related to export of Ventilators is amended as follows, with immediate effect: S. No. ITC HS Codes Description Policy 207 B ex9018 ex9019 ex9020 All Ventilators including any artificial respiratory apparatus or oxygen therapy apparatus or any other breathing appliance/device. Prohibited B. The Export Policy related to the export of Sanitizers is amended as follows, with immediate effect: 1 [S. No ITC HS Codes Description Present Policy 207 D ex3004 ex3401 ex3402 380894 Alcohol Based Hand Sanitizers Prohibited ] 2. The provision under Para 1.05 of the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2015-20 regarding transitional arrangement is not applicable for this notification. 3. Effect of this Notification: The Serial No. 207 B of the Schedule 2 of the ITCHS Export Policy as specified in the Notification No. 52 dated 19.03.2020 is amended to the extent that the export of all ventilators 'including any artificial respiratory apparatus or oxygen therapy apparatus or any other breathing appliance/device falling under any ITCHS Code, including the ITCHS Codes mentioned above, is prohibited, with immediate effect. The export of all Sanitizers falling under any ITCHS Code, including the ITCHS Codes mentioned above, is prohibited, with immediate effect. The transitional arrangement under Para 1.05 of the FTP shall not be applicable. (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) ************** NOTES:- 1. Substituted vide Notification No. 04/2015-2020 dated 06-05-2020 before it was read as S. No. ITC HS Codes Description Present Policy Revised Policy 207 D ex3401 ex3402 30049087 380894 Sanitizers Free Prohibited