Centre OK’s import of oxygen-related devices

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Centre OK’s import of oxygen-related devices

Friday, 30 April 2021 | PNS | New Delhi

Centre OK’s import of oxygen-related devices

The Ministry of Consumer Affairs on Thursday allowed the import of 17 medical devices such as oxygen concentrators, oxygen canister, nebulisers, oxygen generators and ventilators with mandatory declarations after customs clearance and before the sale of such products in the domestic market.

The importers can make all necessary declarations after the customs 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.

“The Government under the leadership of PM Narendra Modi permits importers of medical devices for making mandatory declarations required under Legal Metrology Rules, 2011 after custom clearance and before the sale,” Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Piyush Goyal tweeted. 

“...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 the date of this advisory, subject to the condition that the importers shall make all declarations required under these rules immediately after import/custom clearance and before sale by way stamping or putting stickers or online printing...,” the order said.

The devices that are given this concession are nebulisers, oxygen concentrators, continuous positive airway pressure devices, bi-level positive airway pressure devices, oxygen concentrators along with flow meter, regulator, connectors and tubing and others.  This exemption would also be available to oxygen canisters, oxygen filling systems, oxygen cylinders, including cryogenic cylinders, oxygen generators, devices and parts used for ventilation as well as different types of oxygen generation plants and parts used for setting them up.

The importers, however, have been told to inform all such imports along with the quantity of import to Director (Legal Metrology) and the controller (Legal Metrology) in the States where the import is made, immediately after the import. The move comes amid a crippling shortage of oxygen supply in the wake of rising Covid-19 cases in the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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