The union government has clarified that there is no export ban on syringes, instead, the government has put in place a quantitative restriction on the export of syringes to boost their domestic availability and uptake, a government release stated. 

Syringes are vital to sustaining the momentum of the program to vaccinate all eligible citizens in the shortest possible time. With a view to ensuring adequate availability of the syringes, used to administer the vaccine, the government of India has enacted a quantitative restrictions on the export of the following denominations of the syringes only: -

(1)    0.5 ml/ 1ml AD (auto-disable) syringes.

(2)   0.5 ml/1 ml/2 ml/3 ml disposable syringes.

(3)   1ml/2 ml/3 ml RUP (re-use prevention) syringes.

 It is also clarified that it is not an export ban on any kind/type of syringes, it is only a quantitative restriction on the export of certain types of specified syringes, for a limited duration of 3 months. Further, the syringes of denominations and types other than those mentioned above are not covered under quantitative restriction.