All types of duty-tax exemption has been given on the import of 46 types of products including hand sanitizers, masks, protective clothing to prevent coronavirus.
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) on Wednesday (May 19) issued a notification in this regard.
These products do not have to pay import duty, regulatory duty and supplementary duty, value added tax (VAT) or VAT, advance VAT and advance tax. Importers of these products will be able to avail this facility till June 30. Isopropyl alcohol is required to make hand sanitizers. There is no duty to import this isopropyl alcohol. There is no duty on two types of test kits and diagnostic test equipment in Covid-19.
The list of products also includes three levels of surgical masks, protective clothing, plastic face shields, surgical clothing, special oven suits, medical protective gear, protective goggles and disinfectants.
The circular signed by NBR Chairman Abu Hena Md.Rahmatul Munim gave some conditions to the importer.
This includes how much of the product to be imported must be approved by the Department of Drug Administration. The import of garments requires the certification of BGMEA and BTMA, whether the imported products are of quality or not, the Department of Drug Administration has to ensure and monitor regularly.