Pharma sector seeks speedy clearance of imported APIs, medical devices
"Very critical KSM''s (Key Starting Material), intermediates & API''s (Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients) are not being cleared for the reasons not known to the industry at all," said the letter by Dinesh Dua, Chairman, Pharmexcil.;
New Delhi: The strict customs scrutiny and non-clearance of imports from China have now hit the pharmaceutical sector -- the lifeline amid the pandemic -- making industry representatives to reach out to the government and seek urgent clearance of the goods at ports and airports.
In a communication to the Secretary, Department of Pharmaceuticals, the Pharmaceutical Export Promotion Council of India (Pharmexcil) said that it has been inundated with distress calls from its member companies over an acute disruption in manufacturing of pharmaceutical products over the last three days.
The letter was also marked to the Prime Minister''s Office and the Directorate General of Foreign Trade among others.
"Very critical KSM''s (Key Starting Material), intermediates & API''s (Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients) are not being cleared for the reasons not known to the industry at all," said the letter by Dinesh Dua, Chairman, Pharmexcil.
Even critical devices such as ''infrared thermometers'' and ''pulse oximeters'' which are specifically aimed at COVID diagnosis as also ''glucometers'' and ''strips'' are also held up at the Delhi airport, he said.
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