The Directorate-General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry has released a notification regarding the upliftment of export ban on all alcohol-based hand sanitizers, including alcohol-based hand sanitizers in containers with dispenser pumps.
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Ministry of Commerce released notification states that “Export of Alcohol-based Hand Sanitizers in containers with dispenser pumps is free for export. All Alcohol-based Hand Sanitizers exported in any other form/packaging are free for exports, with the immediate effect.”
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DGFT’s new notification is an amendment to the earlier issued notification on June 1, 2020, which had restricted the exports of hand sanitizer items in containers with dispenser pumps.
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And on May 6, the Central Government had lifted a ban on the export of non-alcoholic sanitizers that was in place since March 24, 2020, but prohibited exports of alcohol-based sanitizers to boost its availability in the domestic market between the COVID-19 pandemic.
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CL Bureau.