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Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Revenue
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs
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Instruction No.08/2021-Customs
Room No.227B, North Block,
New Delhi, dated the 27th of April, 2021
To
All Principal Chief Commissioners/Chief
Commissioners of Customs/Customs (Preventive),
All Principal Chief
Commissioners/Chief Commissioners of Customs & Central tax,
All Principal
Commissioners/Commissioners of Customs/Customs (Preventive),
All Principal
Commissioners/Commissioners of Customs & Central tax,
All Principal Director
Generals/Director Generals under CBIC.
Madam/ Sir,
Subject: Expediting
Customs Clearances for Covid related imports made by Indian Red Cross
society–reg.
Reference is invited to Board Instruction No.07/2021 dated 24th
April 2021 requesting the field formations to give high priority for Customs
clearance of import of goods relating to COVID 19 pandemic, including medical
grade oxygen, specified equipment for production, transportation and
distribution of oxygen, equipment for oxygen therapy to COVID patients and
COVID-19 vaccines etc. Donations of COVID-related material and medicines from
foreign Governments have also started arriving at our ports.
2. In wake of
the extraordinary situation owing to the COVID pandemic, the issue of providing
seamless clearance to such relief material received from foreign Governments and
imported by Indian Red Cross Society was discussed in a meeting chaired by
Cabinet Secretary on 27.4.2021. It was decided that in all cases of covid
related imports facilitated by Ministry of External Affairs and/ or imported
by Indian Red Cross society, permissions/ licences/ authorizations required
from other Government Department/Agencies prior to the clearance of goods, if
any, would be deemed to have been given. In other words, such cases need not
be referred to those agencies or the requirement may be suitably waived.
3. In view of the above decision, the Customs formations are requested to give
the highest priority to these consignments and facilitate their clearance in
the shortest possible time.
Yours faithfully,
F.No.450/117/2021-Cus-IV (Pt)
(Ananth Rathakrishnan)
Deputy Secretary (Customs)
Email [email protected]
Ph 01123093908
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