NEW DELHI : The Directorate General of Foreign Trade ( DGFT ) has eased export policy conditions on the export of cough syrups to select countries, including the USA, UK, Canada, the European Union, Japan, Australia, Singapore, the Republic of Korea, and Switzerland. The announcement, made through a notification dated October 1, 2024, significantly relaxes the mandatory testing requirements that were previously in place for cough syrup exports.

Key Changes in the Cough Syrup Export Policy

Previously, all cough syrup exports under HSN 3004 required mandatory testing of export samples in designated laboratories within . . .