Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Department of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Udyog Bhawan, New Delhi
Notification No. 11/2015-2020
Dated: 12th June 2020
Subject: Amendment in Export Policy of Human Embryos.
S.O. 1860(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 & 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-2020, the Central Government hereby, amends the export policy of Human Embryos under Chapter 5 of ITC (HS), 2018, Schedule -2 (Export Policy)
4. New entry at Serial No. 49A is inserted in Chapter 5 of Schedule 2 of ITC (HS) Classification of Export and Import Items, as under:
| S.No | Tariff Item HS Code | Item Description | Export Policy | Policy Conditions |
| 49A | 0511 99 99 | Human Embryos/ Gametes/ Gonad tissues |
Free | Subject to ‘No Objection Certificate’ from Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) |
5. Effect of this Notification:
Human Embryos / Gametes/ Gonad tissues are “Free” for export subject to ‘No Objection Certificate’ from Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
(Amit Yadav)
Director General of Foreign Trade
Ex-Officio Additional Secretary to the Government of India
E-mail: dgft@nic.in
(Issued from File No. 01/91/180/50/AM-21/EC/E-21502)
