Comments
The government has removed restrictions on exports of N-95 masks making all types of masks freely exportable now.
“...the export policy of N-95/FFP-2 masks or its equivalent is amended from ‘restricted’ to ‘free’ category making all types of masks freely exportable,” as per a notification from the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) on Tuesday.
India had imposed export restrictions on a number of personal protection equipment (PPE), including coveralls and masks, earlier this year to ensure enough local availability to deal with the Covid-19 outbreak in the country.
However, with domestic production capacities being ramped up, these restrictions are being gradually removed.
In August this year, the DGFT removed export restrictions on medical coveralls. It also allowed export of N-95 masks but with a monthly cap of 5 million units. With the DGFT now making exports of N-95 masks free, manufacturers are free to export without quantitative restrictions.
Comments
COMMENT NOW
Comments
Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments.
We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of TheHindu Businessline and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.