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FTP -  Notifications


               Export of Ventilators and Sanitizers Prohibited — Notifica-
                    tion No. 52 dated 19-3-2020 amended
                       Subject :  Amendment in Export Policy of Ventilators including any artificial
                               respiratory apparatus or oxygen therapy apparatus or any other breath-
                               ing appliance/device and Sanitizers.
                       In exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 of the Foreign Trade (Devel-
               opment & 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 here-
               by makes the following amendments :
               A.  Serial No. 207 B of the Schedule 2 of the ITC HS Export Policy in the Notifica-
               tion No. 52 dated 19-3-2020 related to export of Ventilators is amended as follows,
               with immediate effect :

                S. No.   ITC HS                  Description                 Policy
                          Codes
                 207 B    ex9018    All Ventilators  including any  artificial   Prohibited
                          ex9019    respiratory apparatus or oxygen therapy
                          ex9020    apparatus or any other breathing appli-
                                    ance/device.

               B.  The Export Policy related to the export of Sanitizers is amended as follows,
               with immediate effect :

                S. No.  ITC HS        Description        Present Policy  Revised Policy
                         Codes
                  207D  ex3401         Sanitizers             Free         Prohibited
                         ex3402
                       3004 90 87
                        3808 94

                       2.  The provision  under  Para 1.05 of  the Foreign  Trade Policy (FTP)
               2015-20 regarding transitional arrangement is not applicable for this notification.
                       3.  Effect of this Notification :
                       The Serial No. 207 B of the Schedule 2 of the ITC HS Export Policy as
               specified in the Notification No. 52 dated 19-3-2020 is amended to the extent that
               the export of all ventilators including any artificial respiratory apparatus or oxy-

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