Policy
Circular No. 35/2009-2014 Dated 03.06.2010
Inter-changeability of pharmacopeia suffix USP/EP/BP/JP/IP with the export
product for fulfillment of Export Obligation.
PHARMEXCIL has represented that if an exporter has been
issued an Advance Authorization for an export product suffixing one
pharmacopoeia say USP and at the time of redemption of Advance Authorization,
the exporter submits the export documents containing the export product
suffixing another pharmacopoeia, say BP, the Zonal/Regional offices sometimes do
not accept such exports towards fulfillment of export obligation. It has been
suggested that the pharmacopoeia standard other than mentioned in the licenses
should be considered towards fulfillment of export obligation, i.e.,
pharmacopoeia, viz., USP/EP/BP/JP may be treated as interchangeable.
2. The matter has been considered by the concerned Norms Committee. It was noted
that General Note No.4 for ‘Chemical and Allied Products’ already existing in
Hand Book of Procedure Vol. II reads as under:-
“In respect of drug items, export products have been described with/without
suffix such as IP,BP,USP. While issuing licenses, suffix as such IP,BP,USP,
depending upon the suffix used in the export order, may be added along with the
description of the export product.”
3. From the above, it is seen that even if a firm does not use any suffix, they
are allowed to export the product with suffix BP or JP or USP as the case may
be. It is thus clarified here that if an advance authorization is issued for the
export product suffixing pharmacopeia say USP, the export documents containing
the export product suffixing any other pharmacopoeia, viz., BP or EP or JP or IP
may also be accepted towards fulfillment of export obligation against relevant
Advance Authorization. Thus pharmacopeia IP, BP, EP, JP, or USP may be treated
as interchangeable for the purpose of fulfillment of export obligation.
4. This issues with the approval of Director General of Foreign Trade.
Sd/-
(Krishan Kumar)
Dy. Director General of foreign Trade
(Issued from file No. No.01/82/162/120/AM 11-DES.III )
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