Department of Revenue waives customs duty on Remdesivir: Gowda

This step will further augment the domestic availability of Remdesivir injection, he added.

Union Minister for Chemical and Fertilizers Shri D. V. Sadanand Gowda informed via Twitter that considering the immediate requirement on the recommendation of the Department of Pharmaceuticals, the Department of Revenue has waived customs duty on Remdesivir and its API/KSM. This step will further augment the domestic availability of Remdesivir injection, he added.

(With Inputs from PIB)