Ad hoc Exemption from IGST on imports of specified COVID-19 relief material donated from abroad

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....l Commissioners/Commissioners of Customs & Central tax, All Principal Director Generals/Director Generals under CBIC. Madam/Sir Subject: Ad hoc Exemption from IGST on imports of specified COVID-19 relief material donated from abroad - regarding Kind attention is drawn to the Ad hoc Exemption Order No. 4/2021-Customs, dated 3rd May, 2021 wherein exemption from IGST has been granted, in circumstances of exceptional nature, to goods specified in the following Customs notifications: i. 27/2021-Customs dated 20.04.21 (as amended by notification No.29/2021-Customs dated 30.4.21) ii. 28/2021-Customs dated 24.04.21, when received free of cost for free distribution anywhere in India for COVID relief. 2. This exemp....

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....he Chief Secretaries for creation of a State/Union Territory Nodal Agency for taking immediate action for the purpose of imports of such relief material. The State Governments, importers, relief agencies, may approach the customs formation in case they face any difficulty. Chief Commissioners may suitably sensitize the Nodal officers already appointed in their formation for facilitating the expeditious clearance of COVID-relief material so that they are aware of this exemption and deal pro-actively with issues, if any, in their smooth clearance. 5. A large number of such consignments are anticipated to arrive in the coming days and certain consignments may be pending for clearance as on date. The customs formation, may proactively, ta....

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....ncentrators and other oxygen storage and transportation equipment, for a limited period. These include- S. No. 1. dated Notification 27/2021-Customs 20.04.21 (as amended by notification No.29/2021- Customs dated 30.4.21) 2. 28/2021-Customs 24.04.21 Purpose Remdesivir injection/ API and Beta Cyclodextrin (SBEBCD), Inflammatory diagnostic (markers) kits, till 31st October, 2021 dated Medical grade Oxygen, oxygen therapy related equipment such as oxygen concentrators, cryogenic transport tanks, etc, and COVID-19 vaccines till 31st July, 2021 Copy of the above notifications are enclosed. These notifications provide exemption to the specified goods from Basic Customs Duty or Healt....

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....ं : 128-ए पहली मंजिल, नॉर्थ ब्लाक, नई दिल्ली-1 -110001 Room No. 128-A, 1st Floor, North Block, Now Delhi-110001 Tel. : +91-11-23092653 Fax: +91-11-23092719 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.finmin.nic.in 4. -2- In order to operationalise the exemption without delay and considering that many organizations may already have shipped the cargo from abroad for this purpose, I would urge you to immediately appoint a Nodal authority in your State for the issuance of these certificates and to give wide publicity to its name, address, contact details, e mail address etc so that ....

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.... здес (Tarun Bajaj) On the official stationery of any nodal authority appointed by a State Government To, The Commissioner of Customs...... This is to certify the M/s ........ [address], has been authorised as the relief agency for free distribution of covid relief material received free of cost from outside India availing the exemption from IGST under the customs adhoc exemption order 4/2021-Cus, date the 3rd May, 2021. ...... The said M/s shall import covid relief supply free of cost for free distribution in India as per details in the Annexure (attached), at………... Customs Station. Exemption from IGST is recommended for such imports by M/s. under the said adhoc ....