Amendment in Export Policy of Diagnostic kits - 39/2015-2020 - Foreign Trade Policy

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (Department of Commerce) (DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF FOREIGN TRADE) NOTIFICATION NO. 39/2015-2020 New Delhi, the 14 th October, 2021 Subject: Amendment in Export Policy of Diagnostic kits - regarding S.O. 4296 (E) - In exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 read with Section 5 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 amendment in Notification No. 09/2015-20 dated 10.06.2020 and Notification No. 18/2015-20 dated 16.08.2021 : S.No ITC HS Codes Description Existing Policy Revised Policy 207 G Ex3822 VTM Kits and Reagents RNA Extraction Kits and reagents RT-PCR Kits and reagents Restricted Free 207 H Ex39269099 EX701790 Ex84199090 Ex90189099 Ex3822 15ml falcon tube or cryovials Restricted Free 207 I EX300590 Ex3822 Swabs sterile synthetic fibre swabs (Nylon, Polyester, Rayon, or Dacron) Restricted Free 207 J Ex90279090 Ex3822 Silicon columns Restricted Free 207 K Ex38220090 Ex38220019 Poly adenylic Acid or Carrier RNA Restricted Free 207 L Ex38220090 Ex38220019 Proteinase K Restricted Free 207 M Ex9027 Ex3822 Magnetic stand Restricted Free 207 N Ex38220090 Ex38220019 Beads Restricted Free 207 O Ex38220090 Ex38220019 Probes (specific for COVID-19 testing) Restricted Free 207 P Ex38220090 Ex38220019 Primers (specific for COVID-19 testing) Restricted Free 207 Q Ex3507 Ex3822 Taq Polymerase enzyme Restricted Free 207 R Ex3507 Ex3822 Reverse transcriptase enzyme Restricted Free 207 S Ex2934 Ex3822 Deoxy nucleotide triphosphates Restricted Free 207 AC Ex3822 Ex3002 COVID-19 Rapid Antigen testing Kits Restricted Free 2. Effect of this Notification: The export policy of all diagnostic kits and reagents (including instruments/apparatus), made Restricted vide Notification No. 09/2015-20 dated 10.06.2020 and Notification No. 18/2015-20 dated 16.08.2021 is being made Free with immediate effect. Amit Yadav Director General of Foreign Trade Ex-Officio Additional Secretary, GoI [email protected] (Issued from F.No. 01/91/180/21/AM20/EC /Part-III/E-21044)