India Imposes Export Quota of COVID-19 Testing Kits

Exports of COVID-19 rapid antigen testing kits from India for July, August and September will be restricted to 1,176 units per month, the country's Directorate General of Foreign Trade said in an Aug. 17 trade notice. Interested exporters are also “requested” to apply for export licenses through the DGFT's ECOM system for export authorizations, but exports above the 1,176-unit threshold must be applied for online from Aug. 20 to Aug. 30. Licenses are valid for six months, the DGFT said. For an application to be considered, an exporter must submit proof of manufacturing, a copy of a purchase order or invoice and an “undertaking duly signed by the authorized signatory in the company letter head to be submitted by the manufacturer certifying that as on date, all domestic commitments/orders have been filled.”