Last updated: August 23rd, 2024 6:03 PM

Revised Procedure and Criteria for Export of PPE Medical Coveralls for COVID-19

The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has revised the procedure and criteria for exporting PPE Medical coveralls for COVID-19 vide Trade Notice No. 18/2020-21. The DGFT permitted personal protective equipment (PPE) shipments with a monthly export quota of 50 lakh units per month per a trade notice dated June 29, 2020. After all the export applications for PPE Medical coveralls were found ineligible, the DGFT revised the application procedure and criteria for the Export of PPE Medical Coveralls for COVID-19. As per the revised procedure, the exporters must file a fresh online application for the export of PPE Medical Coveralls. The present article briefs the procedure to obtain export authorization for PPE export.

Procedure and Criteria for Export of PPE Medical Coveralls - Trade notice dated June 29

As per the trade notice dated June 29, DGFT announced that a monthly export quota of 50 Lakh PPE Medical Coveralls for COVID-19 units had been fixed, and the exporters are allowed to apply for export authorization from the 1st to 3rd day of each month. The application filled 1st to 3rd day of a month will be considered for that month's quota. All applications for the export of PPE Medical Coveralls will be examined as per the Handbook Procedure. All application approval will be done by the 10th of every month. Only one application per Import Export Code will be considered during a Month. Know more about the trade notice dated June 29 - Procedure and Criteria for Export of PPE Medical Coveralls for COVID-19

Reason for Revised Procedure for Export of PPE

As per the trade notice dated June 29, DGFT examined all applications filed from July 1 to 3, and none of the online applications fulfilled the criteria specified on June 29, 2020. All the applications, therefore, have been found ineligible for the allocation of export quota. Hence DGFT specified revised application procedure and criteria, and exporters are invited to send fresh online applications.

Important Announcement for Exporter

• As mentioned above, all the requests filed by exporters for shipments of PPE in July were found ineligible, and exporters need to file a fresh online application via a new DGFT platform under the Non-SCOMET category.
• DGFT also clearly mentioned that only 50 Lakhs units of PPE medical coveralls for COVID-19 will be allowed per month.
• The exporter can apply for PPE export authorization online through DGFT’s ECOM system as Non-SCOMET Restricted items and exports are not required to forward any hard copy of the application via email or post to DGFT.

Prescribed Date for Application Submission

As per revised criteria for July 2020, online applications filed from 22nd to 24th July will be considered an export of “PPE medical coveralls for COVID-19″. The exporter can apply again on the prescribed date, which will be considered for the quota of July. DGFT clarified that, from August onwards, the exporter could file the applications for export of “PPE medical coveralls for Covid­19″ filed from the 1st to 3rd day of each month, which will be considered for the quota of that month. Note: Only one application per Import Export Code will be considered during the month.

The validity of Export Authorization/License

The validity of Export Authorization for the export of PPE Medical Coveralls for COVID-19 is three months from the date of the issue.

Eligibility Criteria for Issuance of Export License

As per the revised guidelines, the below-mentioned eligibility criteria are applicable for the issuance of Export licenses:

• Copy of Purchase order or Invoice
• Chartered Engineer’s Certificate certifying that the fabrics used in the PPE medical coverall were manufactured in India
• Copy of the Import Export Code of the Firm
• Certificate of Registration as Manufacture of PPE from the concerned Department
• Copy of BIS Certificate for IS 17423: 2020 for coveralls for COVID-19 OR
• Copy of Certificate for ISO 16603 Exposure level 3/16604 Exposure level 2 for Coveralls obtained from a National Accreditation Board for Certification Bodies (NABCB) accredited body or notified body of the importing country.

Note: All documents must be duly self–attested by the authorized person of the firm.

Procedure to get the license for Export of PPE Medical Coveralls for COVID-19

The exporter can obtain the Obtain Export Authorization of Non-SCOMET Restricted items by applying DGFT's ECOM application module.  Once the DGFT accepts the license request, the export authorization for the shipment of PPE Medical Coveralls will be issued. Know more about the Procedure to Obtain Export Authorization of Non-SCOMET Restricted items

Other Conditions to Get Export License

• All the relevant documents, as specified above, must be submitted along with the application to verify the eligibility criteria and to issue an export license.
• Incomplete applications will not be considered for any allocation.
• Any application received through email or submitted outside the timeline specified will not be considered for the monthly quota.

The DGFT’s notification about the Revised Procedure and Criteria for exporting PPE Medical Coveralls for COVID-19 is attached below for reference.