Notification No. 29 dated 25.08.2020 is amended to the extent that the export policy of N-95/FFP-2 masks or its equivalent is amended from ‘Restricted’ to ‘Free’ category making all types of masks freely exportable.
Government of India
Ministry of Commerce 86 Industry
Department of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Udyog Bhawan
New Delhi
Notification No. 36/2015-2020-DGFT
Dated: 6th October, 2020
Subject: Amendment in Export Policy of Personal Protection Equipments/Masks
S.O. 3471(E).- In exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 of the Foreign Trade (Development 86 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 the Notification No. 29 dated 25.08.2020 amending the Schedule 2 of the ITC (HS) Export Policy 2018 related to the export of Personal Protection Equipments/Masks, as under:
| Serial Number | ITC HS Codes | Description | Present Policy |
Revised Policy |
| 207A | 9020 392690 621790 630790 | Following Personal Protection Equipments (PPEs) exported either as part of kits or as individual items – |
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| N95/ FFP2 masks or its equivalent | Restricted | Free | ||
2. Effect of this Notification:
Notification No. 29 dated 25.08.2020 is amended to the extent that the export policy of N-95/FFP-2 masks or its equivalent is amended from “Restricted” to “Free” category making all types of masks freely exportable.
(Amit Yadav)
Director General of Foreign Trade
Ex-Officio Additional Secretary, Government of India
E-mail: dgft@nic.in
(Issued from File No. 01/91/180/21/AM20/EC/E-21933)
