Background:
The DGFT vide Notification No. 29/2015-20 dated August 25, 2020 amended Schedule 2 of the ITC (HS) Export Policy, 2018 related to the export of Personal Protection Equipment/Masks, as under:
|
Serial No. |
ITC HS Code |
Description |
Export policy |
|
207A |
9020, 392690, 621790, 630790 |
Following Personal Protection Equipments (PPEs) exported either as part of kits or as individual items- |
|
|
3. N95/FFP-2 masks or its equivalent |
Restricted |
Notification:
The DGFT vide Notification No. 36/2015-20 dated October 6, 2020 further amended Schedule 2 of the ITC (HS) Export Policy, 2018 to remove restriction on export of N-95/FFP-2 masks or its equivalent making all types of masks freely exportable. Now it reads as:
|
Serial No. |
ITC HS Code |
Description |
Export policy |
|
207A |
9020, 392690, 621790, 630790 |
Following Personal Protection Equipments (PPEs) exported either as part of kits or as individual items- |
|
|
3. N95/ FFP-2 masks or its equivalent |
Free |
The Notification can be accessed at: https://content.dgft.gov.in/Website/dgftprod/72cf63ac-f3bd-41f7-a9eb-d621341fc2cb/Noti%20No.36%20Engpdf.pdf