**Summary:**
Effective August 16, 2021, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, has amended the export policy regarding COVID-19 Rapid Antigen testing kits. Notification No. 18/2015-2020 places the export of these kits under the "Restricted" category, with immediate effect. This restriction applies to kits falling under ITC HS Codes 3822 and 3002, as well as any other relevant HS Code. The amendment is issued in exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992, read with Para 1.02 and 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-20. For further information, contact Amit Yadav, Director General of Foreign Trade & Ex-Officio Additional Secretary, Gol, at dgft@nic.in. The notification was issued from F. No. 01/91/180/06/AM21/EC/E-22863.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Commerce and Industry: The Indian government ministry responsible for international trade and commerce.
Directorate General of Foreign Trade: The agency of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry responsible for implementing the Foreign Trade Policy.
New Delhi: The location of the office issuing the notification, and referring to the capital of India.
Foreign Trade Development and Regulation Act, 1992: The Indian law that provides the legal framework for foreign trade regulation.
Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-20: The Indian government's policy document outlining guidelines and objectives for foreign trade.
COVID19 Rapid Antigen testing kits: The specific goods whose export policy is being amended.
ITC HS: Indian Trade Clarification based on Harmonized System of Coding. Used for specifying the codes for export policy.
Amit Yadav: Director General of Foreign Trade and Ex-Officio Additional Secretary, Government of India.
Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Department of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
UdyogBhawan
New Delhi
Notification No. 18/2015-2020
New Delhi, Dated: 16 August, 2021
Subject: Amendment in Export Policy of COVID-19 Rapid Antigen testing
kits.
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 following amendment in the Schedule — 2 of ITC
(HS) Export Policy related to export of COVID-19 Rapid Antigen testing kits.
S.No] ITC HS Description Present Policy| Revised
Codes Policy
2O7AC[Ex 3822 [FONID-I> Rapid Antigen | Free —_| Restrieted
Ex 3002 6
2. Effect of this Notification:
The export of COVID-19 Rapid Antigen testing kits falling under the ITC
(HS) Codes specified above or falling under any other HS Code has been
put under Restricted category, with immediate effect.
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(Amit Yadav)
Director General of Foreign Trade
Ex-Officio Additional Secretary, Gol
Email- dgft@nic.in
(Issued from F. No. 01/91/110/06/AM21/EC/E-22863)