BS RAWAT
The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has lifted all restrictions on export of alcohol-based hand sanitizers.

The DGFT has said in a notification, "The export of alcohol based hand sanitizers in containers with dispenser pumps is free for export making export of alcohol based hand sanitizers in any form/packaging freely exportable, with immediate effect."

Due to Covid-19 outbreak, the DGFT had banned exports of all types of sanitisers in March, but limited the restriction in May only to alcohol-based sanitisers.

In June, the government further relaxed the export restrictions and limited the ban on alcohol-based hand sanitizers to only those in containers with dispenser pumps.