Amendment in Export Policy of Diagnostic Kits/Laboratory Reagents/Diagnostic Apparatus - 09/2015-2020 - Foreign Trade Policy

Government of India Ministry of Commerce Industry Department of Commerce Directorate General of Foreign Trade Udyog Bhawan New Delhi Notification No. 09/2015-2020 New Delhi, Dated: 10th June 2020 Subject: - Amendment in Export Policy of Diagnostic Kits/Laboratory Reagents/Diagnostic Apparatus. S.O. 1819 (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 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 1 [ Free ] 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 Ex701790 Ex84199090 Ex90189099 Ex3822 15ml falcon tube or cryovials Free 1 [ Free ] 207 I Ex300590 Ex3822 Swabs sterile synthetic fibre swabs (Nylon, Polyester, Rayon, or Dacron) 207 J Ex 90279090 Ex3822 Silicon columns 207 K Ex38220090 Ex38220019 Poly adenylic Acid or Carrier RNA 207 L Ex38220090 Ex38220019 Proteinase K 207 M Ex9027 Ex3822 Magnetic stand 207 N Ex38220090 Ex38220019 Beads 207 O Ex38220090 Ex38220019 Probes (specific for COVID-19 testing) 207 P Ex38220090 Ex38220019 Primers (specific for COVID-19 testing) 207 Q Ex3507 Ex3822 Taq Polymerase enzyme 207 R Ex3507 Ex3822 Reverse transcriptase enzyme 207 S Ex2934 Ex3822 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 . 3. 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(B) 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. (Amit Yadav) Director General of Foreign Trade Ex-Officio Additional Secretary to the Government of India E-mail: [email protected] (Issued from file No. 01/91/180/21/AM20/EC/E-21044) **************** NOTES:- 1. Substituted vide NOTIFICATION NO. 39/2015-2020 dated 14-10-2021 before it was read as, Restricted