{"id":252878,"date":"2021-08-18T18:30:22","date_gmt":"2021-08-18T13:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=252878"},"modified":"2023-10-03T14:05:32","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T08:35:32","slug":"export-of-rapid-antigen-test-kits-banned-by-dgft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2021\/08\/18\/export-of-rapid-antigen-test-kits-banned-by-dgft\/","title":{"rendered":"Export of Rapid Antigen Test kits banned by DGFT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Directorate General of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, has issued a notification dated August 16, 2021, amending the export policy of COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Tests. The export of COVID-19 Rapid Antigen testing kits has been put under <em>Restricted<\/em> category, with immediate effect.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Initially, exports of rapid antigen testing kits were allowed without any restrictions. Now, the exporters will require a license from the DGFT for outbound shipments.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The rapid antigen test kits are used to detect the presence of the novel coronavirus and the test kits includes VTM kits, RNA extraction kits, RT-PCR kits and reagents, 15mn falcon tube, beads, probes (specific for Covid-19 testing), and reverse transcriptase enzymes.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">*Tanvi Singh, Editorial Assistant has reported this brief.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Directorate General of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, has issued a notification dated August 16, 2021, amending the export 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