Human embryos exports allowed with condition: DGFT

New Delhi: The government on Friday amended the policy of exports of human embryos, gametes, and gonad tissues saying they would be permitted subject to no-objection-certificate from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). Their export continues to remain free but a rider is attached now.

“Human embryos/gametes/gonad tissues are free for export subject to no objection certificate from Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR),” the Directorate General of Foreign Trade said in a notification.

The DGFT said it has amended the export policy of human embryos under chapter 5, schedule-2 (export policy).

“Their export was free earlier as well but now a condition has been attached,” said an official.

In another notification, DGFT restricted the import of certain new pneumatic tyres used in motor cars, motorcycles, bicycles, busses and lorries in a move to promote domestic manufacturing.

“Retreated and cheap tyres from China were making their way into India and the move will check such imports,” the official added.

India imported $1.68 billion of pneumatic tyres in the April-February period of 2020-21.