Now, only alcohol based hand sanitiser in containers with dispenser pumps are prohibited
Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) issued the Notification No. 08/2015-20 Date June 1, 2020 and amended the restriction on export of alcohol based hand sanitiser. Now, only alcohol based hand sanitiser in containers with dispenser pumps are prohibited. Alcohol based hand sanitisers exported in any other form / packaging are “free” for export with immediate effect.
Rajiv Nath, Forum Coordinator, Association of Indian Medical Devices Industry (AiMeD) said, “We are delighted with the easing of export restrictions on sanitisers as production had to be reduced as unsold inventories piled up. This is what was sought in phase one to allow exports of large capacity / non pump sanitiser. Hopefully next is permission to export three layer masks then non-COVID IVD kits.”