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India exempts oxygen, vaccines from basic customs duty 5 hours ago Workers of a wholesale supplier load medical oxygen cylinders in a car amid COVID-19 pandemic in New Delhi on Saturday. AFP The Union government on Saturday decided to grant full exemption from Basic Customs Duty and health cess on import of oxygen and oxygen related equipment for three months. Items exempted from basic customs duty and health cess are medical grade oxygen, oxygen concentrator along with flow meter, regulator, connectors and tubing, Vacuum Pressure Swing Absorption (VPSA) and Press...

: Saturday, April 24, 2021, 3:49 PM IST Basic customs duty, health cess to be waived off on oxygen and related equipment: PM Modi chairs meeting During the meeting, PM Modi emphasised that there was an immediate need to boost the supply of medical-grade oxygen as well as equipment required for patient care both at home and in hospitals India's battle with COVID-19 with each passing day is worseining due to the lack of oxygen supply in many parts of the country. Owing to such a crisis situation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a high-level virtual meeting to review steps taken to boost o...

Govt waives basic customs duty, health cess on import of oxygen & related equipment New Delhi, Apr 24 (UNI) The Centre on Saturday decided to grant full exemption from basic customs duty and health cess on the import of Oxygen and related equipment for three months with immediate effect. It was also decided that basic customs duty on import of Covid vaccines be also exempted with immediate effect for 3 months. These decisions were taken at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to review steps taken to boost oxygen availability in the country, the Ministry of Finance said. This wil...

Photo Credit: IANS IANSLive New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) The Union government on Saturday decided to grant full exemption from Basic Customs Duty and health cess on import of oxygen and oxygen related equipment for three months. The government also exempted basic customs duty on import of Covid vaccines with immediate effect for a period of three months. To get full access of the story, click here to subscribe to IANS News Service © 2021 IANS India Private Limited. All Rights Reserved. The reproduction of the story/photograph in any form will be liable for legal action. For news, views and go...

Updated: Share Article AAA Remdesivir, the only drug cleared to treat COVID-19. Photo used for representation purpose only. File   | Photo Credit: Getty Image/iStock The government has decided to exempt basics customs duty on import of COVID-19 vaccines, and the basic customs duty and health cess on import of medical grade Oxygen and other equipment related to providing oxygen to patients, for a period of three months. These decisions were taken at a meeting chaired by the Prime Minister to review steps taken to boost oxygen availability in the country, the finance ministry said on Saturday...