Customs to clear life-saving drug, oxygen equipment imports on highest priority PTI New Delhi | Updated on April 24, 2021 This comes amid the surge in cases during the second wave of the pandemic The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has directed its field officers to clear all import consignments, including life-saving drugs and oxygen equipment, used in Covid treatment on the highest priority amid a surge in infections across the country. The CBIC said the decision is aimed at ensuring that all such materials and equipment reach the intended beneficiaries within the shortest possible time. "CBIC has given directions to all its field formations to clear these consignments on the highest priority," the board said in a tweet.