An Oxygen concentrator machine
NEW DELHI: The government on Thursday allowed import of 17 medical devices for three months with mandatory declarations immediately after custom clearance and before sale of such products in the domestic market.
To meet rising demand in the ongoing pandemic, the government has allowed import of medical devices like nebulizer, oxygen concentrators, oxygen cannister, oxygen cylinders, oxygen generators and ventilators.
An order in this regard has been issued by the Food and Consumer Affairs Ministry. Government under the leadership of PM@ Narendra Modiji permits importers of medical devices for making mandatory declarations required under Legal Metrology Rules, 2011 after custom clearance and before sale, Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Piyush Goyal tweeted.
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The government has allowed import of medical devices like nebulizer, oxygen concentrators, oxygen cannister, oxygen cylinders, oxygen generators and ventilators.
Importers have been asked to inform the quantity of imported medical devices.
The move comes amid a crippling shortage of oxygen supply in the wake of rising in COVID-19 cases.
On Thursday, the Indian government allowed the import of 17 medical devices for three months with mandatory declarations immediately after customs clearance and before sale of such products in the domestic market. To meet rising demand in the ongoing pandemic, the government has allowed import of medical devices like nebulizer, oxygen concentrators, oxygen cannister, oxygen cylinders, oxygen generators and ventilators.
Oxygen devices import rules relaxed
April 29, 2021
Te devices include nebulisers, oxygen concentrators, oxygen canisters among others Importers of medical devices, used particularly for providing oxygen support to Covid-19 patients, are now allowed to import these devices without prior mandatory declaration for the next three months, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs said in a notification on Wednesday.
The importers can make all necessary declarations after the custom clearance, but before they are sold to consumers. The Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011, make it mandatory to get the approvals prior to the import. .considering the pandemic situation of COVID-19 and to meet the demand of (sic) medical devices, in exercise of the powers conferred by the rule 33(1) and rule 6 of the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities), 2011, the Central Government hereby permits the importers of medical devices to import the following medical devices for three months from
Govt Allows Import of 17 Medical Devices Allowed for 3 Months With Riders
The medical devices have been allowed to meet the demand created due to the ongoing wave of COVID-19 cases.
The allowed devices include oxygen cannisters and concentrators among others. Photo: PTI
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New Delhi: The government on Thursday allowed the import of 17 medical devices for three months with mandatory declarations immediately after customs clearance and before the sale of such products in the domestic market.
To meet rising demand in the ongoing pandemic, the government has allowed the import of medical devices like nebulizers, oxygen concentrators, oxygen cannister, oxygen cylinders, oxygen generators and ventilators.