Trade Notice No. 20/2020-21

Trade Notice No.: 20/2020-21

To,

1. All Members of the Trade
2. All DGFT RAs
3. All Customs Authorities

Subject: Procedure and Criteria for submission and approval of applications for export of Diagnostic Kits

Reference is invited to the DGFT Notification No. 09 dated 10.06.2020 restricting the export of Diagnostic Kits/Laboratory Reagents/Diagnostic Apparatus.

2. The export quota has been fixed for the following diagnostic kits:

2. The application procedure and criteria for export of above mentioned Diagnostic Kits are outlined below:

I. The export of Diagnostic Kits as per the export quota fixed above will be allowed for the month of August.

II. Exporters (Only Manufacturers) may apply online through DGFT’s ECOM system for Export authorizations (Non-SCOMET Restricted items)- Please refer to Trade Notice No. 50 dated 18.03.2019. There is no need to send any hard copy of the application via mail or post.

III. Exporters who have already filed an online application for the export of these Diagnostic Kits need not apply again. However, they need to submit the documents as described in this trade notice through email at export-dgft@nic.in mentioning the specific file number in the subject of the mail.

IV. Online application for the export of “Diagnostic Kits (VTM/RNA Extraction kits/RT-PCR Kits)” filed from 5th to 8th August 2020 will only be considered.

V. All the applications will be examined as per Para 2.72 of the Handbook of procedures.

VI. The validity of the export license will be for 3 months only.

VII. The following eligibility criteria will be applicable for issuance of Export licenses:

i. Documentary proof of manufacturing “VTM/RNA Extraction kits/RT-PCR Kits”.

ii. Only 1 application per IEC may be considered during the month.

iii. The documents to be submitted may include the following:

a. Copy of Purchase order/Invoice.

b. Copy of IEC.

c. Undertaking duly signed by the authorized signatory in the company letterhead to be submitted by the manufacturer certifying that as on date, all domestic commitments/orders have been fulfilled.

d. All the documents must be duly self-attested by the authorized person of the firm.

VII. All the relevant documents as specified above must be submitted along with the application to verify the eligibility criteria. Incomplete applications will not be considered for any allocation. Any application received through email or submitted outside the timeline specified will not be considered.

3. This issues with the approval of Competent Authority.

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