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relevant orders and the documents, should also be stored in two pen
drives and filed along with such application.
(2) It has also been clarified that submission of pen drives along with
appeal memorandum or applications or the paper book is optional. — CESTAT
Notification F. No. 01(05)/Circular/CESTAT-2017, dated 23-5-2020. (See page 106)

Foreign Trade Policy

Paracetamol API - Export policy revised to allow export freely. — The
Central Government has amended Chapter 29 of the Schedule 2 of the ITC HS
Export Policy to remove restriction on export of Paracetamol APIs covered under
ITC (HS) Code 2922 29 33. Now it can be exported freely. — M.C. & I. (D.C.) Noti-
fication No. 7/2015-20, dated 28-5-2020. (See page E63)
Alcohol based Hand Sanitizers - Export Policy revised to “freely ex-
portable” from “Prohibited”. — The Central Government has amended Notifi-
cation No. 4, dated 6-5-2020 to the extent that only “Alcohol based Hand Sanitis-
ers” exported in containers with the Dispenser Pump, falling under any ITC HS
Code, are prohibited for export. Alcohol based Hand Sanitisers exported in any
other form/packaging are “free” for exports, with immediate effect. All other
items falling under the above HS Codes are freely exportable. — M.C. & I. (D.C.)
Notification No. 8/2015-20, dated 1-6-2020. (See page E63)
Diagnostic kits/Laboratory Reagents/Diagnostic Apparatus - Export
policy revised. — The Central Government has amended Schedule 2 of the ITC
HS Export Policy related to export of Diagnostic Kits by amending Notification
No. 59, dated 4-4-2020 to the extent that only diagnostic kits/reagents as de-
scribed in para 1(A) and all diagnostic instruments/apparatus/reagents as de-
scribed in para 1(B) falling under any HS code, including specified HS codes, are
‘restricted’ for exports whether as an individual item or as a part of any diagnos-
tic kits/reagent. All other diagnostic kits/reagents/instruments/apparatus fall-
ing under the specified HS codes are freely exportable subject to submission of
an undertaking by the exporter to the Customs Authorities at the time of export.
— M.C. & I. (D.C.) Notification No. 9/2015-20, dated 10-6-2020. (See page E64)
Sugar - Allocation of additional quantity of 3569 MT for export of sug-
ar to USA under Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ). — The D.G.F.T. has allocated an ad-
ditional quantity of 3569 MT raw cane sugar and refined sugar (at 98 degree pol),
out of non-levy (Free Sale) quota for export under Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) to
USA for the fiscal year 2020 (1-10-2019 to 30-9-2020). — D.G.F.T. Public Notice No.
7/2015-20, dated 28-5-2020. (See page E66)
MEIS/SEIS scrips - Increase in duration of validity and relaxation in
last dates for filling applications. — The D.G.F.T. has amended the HBP 2015-20
to provide relaxation from applicable late cuts for SEIS/MEIS applications and to
extend validity of scrips issued under Chapter 3 of FTP which are expiring be-
tween 1-3-2020 to 30-6-2020 upto 30-9-2020. — D.G.F.T. Public Notice No. 8/2015-
20, dated 1-6-2020. (See page E66)

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