Government imposes export ban on syringes – Times of India

New Delhi: Government announced on Monday export restrictions Feather syringes With immediate effect, a move aimed at discouraging outbound shipments of the product in view of the current COVID-19 pandemic situation.
Directorate General of Foreign Trade (Directorate General of Foreign Trade) said in a notification that it has shifted syringes exports to the restricted category, under which an exporter has to seek a License or government permission for shipment.
“Export of syringes, with or without needle, has been put in the restricted category with immediate effect,” it said.
In 2020-21, syringes exports stood at $45.68 million. It was $17.37 million during April-July in the current fiscal.
The DGFT said the procedure for submission and approval of applications for export of syringes would be notified separately.
In a separate public notice, the DGFT said a quantity of 5,841 tonnes of sugar (raw and/or white sugar) to be exported to the European Union (EU) has been notified under the TRQ scheme from October 1 to September 30, 2022.
TRQ (tariff-rate quota) stands for export volume that enters the UK at relatively low tariffs. After the quota is met, a higher tariff is applied on exports.

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