Ministry of Commerce clarifies position on export of PPEs.

ISLAMABAD -- The Ministry of Commerce on Tuesday clarified the position on export of Personal Protective Equipments (PPEs) to remove the confusion of exporters to export the allowed items of PPEs. The ministry has been receiving many inquiries from exporters from all over the country regarding the export of Personal Protective Equipments said a press release issued here. The ministry would like to clarify that export of all PPEs including hand sanitizers disposable gowns and gloves face shields biohazard bags goggles and shoe covers were allowed to be exported. These exportable items may be made from various classes of materials including woven and non: woven chlorinated polyethylene (CPE) Polypropylene (PP) spunbond and meltblown. It might be recalled that on March 24 2020 the ministry placed a ban on export of above items...