Coronavirus Fallout: India’s Paracetamol Exports Hit

SEZ, Advance License Exports Permitted

India permits medicines placed on a restricted list to be exported from SEZs and under advance licenses, but paracetamol exporters hope for more easing as restrictions begin to hurt. Meanwhile, the government asks industry to ensure four months of stock as it balances medicines security with economic interest.

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Not So Smooth Sailing For India's Paracetamol Exporters • Source: Shutterstock

As export license applications pile up at the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), Indian exporters of paracetamol (acetaminophen), are beginning to worry.

In a move to ensure India’s medicines security as raw material supplies from China came under a cloud due to...

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