Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman releases a list of COVID-19 relief material exempt from tax, holds a quick follow-up meeting on May 3 exempted IGST or integrated GST the import of goods takes in free of cost for distribution for COVID-19 relief.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday take on responsibilities a quick follow up action by briefing the chief secretaries of the states on the order on IGST or integrated GST exemption in an attempt to speed up clearances of goods received free of cost for allocation for COVID-19 relief.
The Centre on Monday exempted IGST or integrated GST the import of goods received free of cost for distribution for COVID-19 relief. The exemption applicable on all marked imports made till June 30, 2021.
List of item granted exemption from IGST for imports covid-19 relief materials. These were already given exemption from custom duty/ health cess
- Remdesivir Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients
- Beta Cyclodextrin (SBEBCD) used in the manufacture of Remdesivir
- Injection Remdesivir
- Oxygen concentrator including flow meter, regulator, connectors and tubings.
- Medical Oxygen
- Vacuum Pressure Swing Absorption (VPSA) and Pressure Swing Absorption (PSA) oxygen plants
- Cryogenic oxygen Air Separation Units (ASUs) producing liquid/gaseous oxygen 8. Oxygen canister.
- Oxygen canister
- Oxygen filling systems
- Oxygen storage tanks
- Oxygen generator
- ISO containers for Shipping Oxygen
- Cryogenic road transport tanks for Oxygen
- Oxygen cylinders including cryogenic cylinders and tanks
- Any Chapter Parts of goods at S.No.1 and 3 to 10 above, used in the manufacture of equipment related to the production, transportation, distribution or storage of Oxygen, subject to the condition that the importer follows the procedure set out in the Customs (Import of Goods at Concessional Rate of Duty) Rules, 2017
- Any other device from which oxygen can be generated
- Ventilators, including ventilators with compressors; all accessories and tubings; humidifiers; viral filters (should be able to function as a high flow device and come with nasal canula).
- High flow nasal canula device with all attachments; nasal canula for use with the device.
- Helmets for use with non-invasive ventilation
- Non-invasive ventilation oronasal masks for ICU ventilators.
- Non-invasive ventilation nasal masks for ICU ventilators.
- COVID-19 vaccines
- Inflammatory Diagnostic (marker) kits, namely- IL6, D-Dimer, CRP(C-Reactive Protein), LDH (Lactate De-Hydrogenase), Ferritin, Pro Calcitonin (PCT) and blood gas reagents.