Customs duty full exemption for all imported drugs&Food for Special Medical Purposes for personal use for treatment of all Rare Diseases
PIB рджрд┐рд▓реНрд▓реАред The Central Government has given┬аfull exemption from basic customs duty on all drugs and Food for Special Medical Purposes imported for personal use for treatment┬аof all Rare Diseases listed under the National Policy for Rare Diseases 2021 through a general exemption notification. In order to avail this exemption, the individual importer has to produce a certificate from Central or State Director Health Servicesor District Medical Officer/Civil Surgeon of the district.Drugs/Medicines generally attractbasic customs duty of 10%, while some categories of lifesaving drugs/vaccines attract concessional rate of 5% or Nil. While exemptions have already been provided to specified drugs…
