Customs Duty exemption granted on import of ventilators, face masks, PPE & test kits due to Covid-19
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Revenue
New Delhi the 9th April 2020
 PRESS NOTE
In the context of Covid-19 situation, considering the immediate requirement of ventilators and other items, the Central Government has granted exemption from Basic Customs Duty and Health cess, on the import of the following goods, with immediate effect:
a. Ventilators Â
b. Face masks, surgical masks
c. Personal protection equipment (PPE)
d. Covid-19 test kits
e. inputs for manufacture of the above items
This basic custom duty exemption shall be available up to the 30th September 2020
- Income Tax notice by process server held invalid for non acknowledgement/endorsement
- No income tax is payable on compensation on land acquired under NHAI Act 1956
- Documents filed on the day when assessment order passed are not additional evidence
- Addition of bogus purchases deleted as opportunity of cross examination not given
- GST Registration to be granted automatically and electronically within 3 Working Days
