{"id":5267,"date":"2020-04-22T12:57:58","date_gmt":"2020-04-22T11:57:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cgate-logistics.com\/?p=5267"},"modified":"2020-04-22T13:15:07","modified_gmt":"2020-04-22T12:15:07","slug":"corona-crisis-commission-exempts-imports-of-medical-equipment-from-non-eu-countries-from-customs-duties-and-vat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cgate-logistics.com\/en\/blog\/informative\/corona-crisis-commission-exempts-imports-of-medical-equipment-from-non-eu-countries-from-customs-duties-and-vat\/","title":{"rendered":"Corona crisis: Commission exempts imports of medical equipment from non-EU countries from customs duties and VAT"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5267\" class=\"elementor elementor-5267\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"true\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4147ee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-section elementor-top-section\" data-id=\"d4147ee\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba3cb1d elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column\" data-id=\"ba3cb1d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap  elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73587e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"73587e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">As a contribution to the fight against the coronavirus, the Commission decided on 03.04.2020 to accept the requests from the Member States and the United Kingdom for a temporary exemption from customs duties and VAT on imports of medical devices and protective equipment from third countries. This provides financial relief for the supply of urgently needed medical equipment to doctors, nursing staff and patients. The measure affects masks, protective equipment and test kits, as well as ventilators and other medical equipment. 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