Notification No. 09/2015-2020 Dated. 10th June 2020
Issued by. DGFT
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 2.01 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:
The export policy of Diagnostic kits/laboratory reagents is revised by amending the Notification No. 59 dated 04.04.2020 as under:
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S. No. |
ITC HS Codes |
Description |
Policy |
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207 G |
Ex3822 |
1 VTM kits and reagents 2 RNA extraction kits and reagents 3 RT-PCR kits and reagents |
Restricted |
The export policy of following diagnostic instruments/apparatus/reagents is amended to 'Restricted'.
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S. No. |
ITC HS Codes |
Description |
Current policy |
Revised Policy |
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207 H |
Ex39269099 Ex701790 Ex84199090 Ex90189099 Ex3822 |
15ml falcon tube or cryovials |
‘Free’ |
Restricted |
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207 I |
Ex300590 Ex3822 |
Swabs sterile synthetic fibre s wabs (Nylon, Polyester, Rayon, or Dacron) |
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207 J |
Ex90279090 Ex3822 |
Silicon columns |
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207 K |
Ex38220090 Ex38220019 |
Poly adenylic Acid or Carrier RNA |
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207 L |
Ex38220090 Ex38220019 |
Proteinase K |
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207 M |
Ex9027 Ex3822 |
Magnetic stand |
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207 N |
Ex38220090 Ex38220019 |
Beads |
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207 O |
Ex38220090 Ex38220019 |
Probes (specific for COVID-19 testing) |
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207 p |
Ex38220090 Ex38220019 |
Primers (specific for COVID-19 testing) |
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207 Q |
Ex3507 Ex3822 |
Taq Polymerase enzyme |
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207 R |
Ex3507 Ex3822 |
Reverse transcriptase enzyme |
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207 S |
Ex2934 Ex3822 |
Deoxy nucleotide triphosphates |
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".
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.