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Pharma sector seeks clearance of imported APIs, medical devices
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SME Times News Bureau | 29 Jun, 2020
The strict customs scrutiny and
non-clearance of imports from China has 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.
The letter dated June 27
noted that self reliance or the "Atamnirbharta" principle will take its
own time in a phased and considered manner through the government's
incentives such as 'pharma parks' as also 'production linked incentives'
(PLI).
Describing the delay in customs clearances as "man-made"
disruptions, the industry body said that they have created tremendous
difficulties for the industry and if the clearances are not made on top
priority "whatever great work" has been done to maintain the current
90-100 per cent production and supply chain may get completely diluted.
"We
urgently appeal to you to kindly intervene in the matter on SOS and
kindly instruct that clearances from customs are permitted and all these
materials which are genuine in nature are allowed to be cleared and
dispatched to ensure there is no disruption of manufacturing at all
under any circumstances," it said.
Pharmexcil is just another
industry body which has in the past few days reached out to the
government and raised concerns over the delay in customs clearance and
its impact on the supply chain.
Previously, the Apparel Export
Promotion Council and India Cellular and Electronics Association reached
out to the government last week seeking early customs clearance of
their imported goods needed in the manufacturing process.
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