Govt. further extended the exemption from customs duty on certain items

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC) has further extended the exemption from Customs Duty/health cess on import of Covid relief items, including Covid 19 vaccine and oxygen-related equipment till 30th September 2021. Read the full notification below:

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE)
Notification No. 41/2021-Customs

New Delhi, the 30th August, 2021

G.S.R. (E)…- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), read with section 141 of Finance Act, 2020 (12 of 2020), the Central Government, on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby makes the following further amendment in the notification of the Government of
India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 28/2021-Customs, dated the 24th April, 2021, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Subsection (i), vide number G.S.R. 286(E), dated the 24th April, 2021, namely:-

In the said notification, in paragraph 2, for the figures, letters and word “31st August, 2021”, the figures, letters and word “30th September, 2021” shall be substituted.

[F.No. CBIC-190354/66/2021-TO(TRU-I)-CBEC]

(Gaurav Singh)
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India

Note: The principal notification No. 28/2021-Customs, dated the 24th April, 2021 was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary vide number G.S.R. 286(E), dated the 24th April, 2021 and was last amended vide notification No. 31/2021-Customs, dated the 31st May, 2021, published vide number G.S.R. 354(E), dated the 31st May, 2021.

Source: CBIC