Govt lifts ban from export of all types of ventilators including any artificial respiratory apparatus or oxygen therapy apparatus or any other breathing appliance/device
Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Department of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Udyog Bhawan New Delhi
Notification No. 23/2015-2020
New Delhi, Dated: 4th August 2020
Subject: – Amendment in Export Policy of Ventilators.
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 Notification No. 53 dated 24.03.2020 amending the Schedule 2 of the ITCHS Export Policy related to export of all Ventilators, with immediate effect:
| S No. | ITC HS Codes | Description | Existing Policy | Revised Policy |
| 207B | ex9018 ex9019 ex9020 |
All Ventilators including an artificial respiratory apparatus or oxygen therapy apparatus or any other breathing appliance /device | Prohibited | Free |
3. Effect of this Notification:
Notification No. 53 dated 24.03.2020 is amended to the extent that all ventilators including any artificial respiratory apparatus or oxygen therapy apparatus or any other breathing appliance/ device are made “free” for export.
Amit Yadav)
Director General of Foreign Trade
Ex-Officio Additional Secretary, Government of India
E-mail: dgft@nic .in
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