New Delhi, June 29 -- The government on Monday allowed export of personal protection equipment (PPE) medical coveralls with a cap of 50 lakh per month as the country strives to achieve self-reliance while battling the COVID-19 crisis.
A monthly quota of 50 lakh PPE medical coveralls for COVID-19 units has been fixed for issuance of export licences to the eligible applicants as per the criteria to be separately issued in a trade notice, Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) said in a notice.
All other items that are part of PPE kits continue to remain prohibited, it added.
The product was banned for export earlier, but it has now been moved to the restricted category.
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