Amendment in Export Policy of Masks - 06/2015-2020 - Foreign Trade Policy

MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (Department of Commerce) (DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF FOREIGN TRADE ) NOTIFICATION No. 6/2015-2020 New Delhi, the 16th May 2020 Subject: - Amendment in Export Policy of Masks S.O. 1509 (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 modification in the Notification No. 44 dated 31.01.2020 read with Notification No. 52 dated 19.03.2020, to amend the export policy of masks in Schedule 2 of the ITC HS Export Policy 2018: S.No. ITC HS Codes Description Present Policy 207 A ex392690 ex621790 ex630790 ex901890 ex9020 All Masks except non-surgical/non-medical masks of all types( cotton, silk, wool, knitted) Prohibited 2. Effect of this Notification: Notification No. 44 dated 31.01.2020 read with Notification No. 52 dated 19.03.2020 , prohibiting the export of all types of masks, is amended to allow the export of non-medical/non-surgical masks of all types (cotton, silk, wool, knitted). All other types of masks falling under any ITCHS code, including the HS Codes mentioned above, would continue to remain prohibited for exports. [F. No. 01/91/180/21/AM-20/EC] AMIT YADAV, Director General of Foreign Trade Ex-Officio Addl. Secy.