Syringe makers expect export of items with low demand in India to continue

Industry estimates India has stockpile to last about a month for Covid-19 vaccination

As India restricts exports of syringes and needles in the wake of rising demand for Covid-19 vaccinations, the industry expects that syringes for children vaccination, insulin and even specific Covid-19 vaccination needles which do not have demand in India will be allowed exports.

The decision from the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) came on Monday whereby India put curbs on outbound shipments of syringes and needles. “The export of syringes with or without needles...has been put under the restricted category with immediate effect,” the notification said. This implies that an exporter has to seek a license or government permission for