Government withdraws customs duty on imports of Remdesivir
The Hindu
A notification to this effect was issued by the Finance Ministry on Tuesday.
The government has withdrawn the 10% customs duty levied on imports of Remdesivir injections, active pharma ingredients used in its manufacture, and also granted a conditional customs duty exemption for the critical inactive ingredient Beta Cyclodextrin used to make Remdesivir injections that attracted 7.5% duty, till October 31, 2021. A notification to this effect was issued by the Finance Ministry on Tuesday. The government banned the export of the injection and its active ingredients on April 11, following a spike in demand for the drug amidst the second wave of COVID-19 infections.More Related News

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