PM officially gives green light to export of medical face masks

PM officially gives green light to export of medical face masks

HÀ NỘI  Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has given the green light to the export of medical face masks without any caps on export volume so that Việt Nam would not miss out on the opportunity of becoming the world’s face mask factory amid the COVID- 一 九 pandemic.

The Government’s Resolution No  六0/NQ-CP dated April  二 九 removed Resolution No  二0’s regulation on licences for export of medical face masks. This means medical face masks could be exported without caps on export volume.

Under Resolution  二0 dated February  二0, medical face masks could only be exported for international aid and assistance provided by the Government with export volume capped at  二 五 per cent of the producer’s total output.

The Prime Minister also asked the ministry to propose appropriate measures on managing medical face masks based on the development of the pandemic and the domestic demand to ensure adequate supply for the domestic market.

In addition, the ministries of health, and industry and trade must make public the list of face mask producers and their production capacity and export volume.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) must enhance management and inspection to prevent speculation of face masks and raw materials as well as the production of poor-quality products.

Producers must be responsible for their product quality and pledge to supply medical organisations when required.

Customs statistics showed that Việt Nam exported  四 一 五. 七 million face masks worth US$ 六 三. 一 九 million from January  一 to April  一 九, mainly to Japan, the Republic of Korea, Germany and the US.

According to the MoIT,  五0 domestic producers which reported to the ministry alone had a total production capacity of eight million face masks per day. — VNS