Custom Duties
Exemption of custom duties on medicines, drugs and therapies for rare diseases—List of rare diseases notified in gazette notification—It is clarified that the custom duties and charges shall not be levied on medicines, drugs and therapies for rare diseases—Whenever medicines are brought in respect of rare diseases, the custom authorities shall ensure that the same are cleared expeditiously and no unnecessary impediments are caused in ensuring that the same reach the concerned hospital.
[Paras 13 to 15]