Government exempts COVID-19 vaccine from customs duty till December 31

Sep 30, 2021
Sputnik V vaccine

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The exemption from import responsibility would assist maintain low the price of abroad vaccines.

The federal government has exempted customs responsibility on COVID-19 vaccines for 3 months until December 31, which is able to increase home availability and make them cheaper.

In a notification dated September 29, the Central Board of Oblique Taxes and Customs (CBIC) mentioned the exemption would come into pressure on October 1, 2021, and stay in pressure as much as December 31, 2021.

Earlier in April, the federal government had exempted primary customs responsibility on the import of COVID vaccines for 3 months. Following the conclusion of the three-month interval, COVID-19 vaccines import attracted 10% responsibility.

The exemption from import responsibility would assist maintain low the price of abroad vaccines which are being eyed to complement domestically made photographs of Covishield and Covaxin.

At the moment, India imports Russia made Sputnik V vaccine.

India has granted Emergency Use Approval to 5 vaccines — Serum Institute’s Covishield, Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin, Russia’s Sputnik V, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson.


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