Duty-free

The Centre on April 24 decided to withdraw basic custom duty on imports of oxygen and related equipment for three months. The high-level meeting chaired by PM Narendra Modi also exempted duty on COVID vaccine. Exempting health cess on oxygen and equipments, PM asked the departments to work in synergy to increase availability of oxygen and medical supplies. Reportedly, Remdesivir and its API was also exempted by Union recently.