Customs duty exemption for medical equipment imported under S.No. 270 of the table annexed to Notification No. 20/99-Cus. dated 28/2/99 - Reg

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..... Customs, New Delhi Subject : Customs duty exemption for medical equipment imported under S.No. 270 of the table annexed to Notification No. 20/99-Cus. dated 28/2/99 - Reg. It was clarified in Ministry's letter F.No. 354/28/99-TRU dated 18/3/99 that except in the case of hospitals run or controlled by a State Government, a Union Territory Administration or a Local Autho .....

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..... them. This leads to large amount of paper work, loss of time, delayed issue of CDE certificates and often payment of demurrage on medical equipment for which CDE could not be obtained. 2. The matter has been examined by Board. Keeping in view that timely import of medical equipment is of utmost importance to any medicare system, it is clarified that the certification of category from .....

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..... . by their respective controlling authority, by an officer not below the rank of Deputy Secretary to the Government of India with the approval of the concerned Secretary to the Government of India. This is to confirm that this Department has no objection to the adoption of the above procedure or to any other procedure which ensures the fulfullment of the objectives of the notification. In fact, .....

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