Easing of essential goods imports to help fight Covid-19 pandemic

The govt has exempted basic customs duty on import of Remdesivir, APIs of Remdesivir, Beta Cyclodextrin used in making Remdesivir and specified inflammatory diagnostic kits till Oct-end

For the last two weeks, the government and some transport companies have stepped up efforts to help cope with Co­vid-19 by facilitating the import of essential medicines, vaccines, medical equipment, etc.
 
The finance ministry exempted basic customs duty on import of Remdesivir injections, active pharmaceutical ingredients of Remdesivir, Beta Cyclodextrin (SBEBCD) used in making Remdesivir and specified inflammatory diagnostic (marker) kits till end-October 2021. It also exempted basic customs duty and health cess on import of medical oxygen, equipment required for generation, storage, distribution and transport of oxygen and parts of such equipment, ventilator and their accessories, high-flow nasal