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Govt lifts ban from export of all types of ventilators

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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