India frees up export of medical goggles, nitrile gloves

New Delhi: The government on Tuesday freed up the export of medical goggles and nitrile/NBR gloves.

“The export policy of medical goggles and nitrile/NBR gloves is amended from ‘restricted’ to ‘free’ category making all types of medical goggles and nitrile/NBR gloves freely exportable,” Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) said in a notification.

In October, the government eased the exports policy for Nitrile/NBR gloves from ‘prohibited’ to ‘restricted’. India had banned their exports in June.


Medical goggles were kept in the restricted category with a monthly quota of 2 million units since July as the country was combatting the Covid-19 pandemic.