Government bans import of synthetic resin polymethyl methacrylate

NEW DELHI: The government has banned the import of polymethyl methacrylate, with effect from September 1, commerce and industry ministry said in a notification. Polymethyl methacrylate is a
shatterproof replacement for glass.

"Import policy of polymethyl methacrylate is revised from free to prohibited with effect from September 1 this year," the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) said in a notification.


As per the existing import policy, imports of the product were free.

India imported Rs 8.43 lakh worth of the product in the first quarter of 2019-20 compared with Rs 45.74 lakh in 2018-19.