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The Commerce Ministry has amended its export policy for Personal Protection Equipment, PPE and masks today. Under the new policy, PPE medical coveralls of all categories are allowed to be freely exported from the country.

Face shields and masks except N-95 and FFP2 have also been put under the list of freely exportable commodities. Medical goggles can be exported with a restriction of an upper ceiling of 20 lakh units per month, whereas N-95 and FFP2 masks can be exported upto 50 lakh units a month.