ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has exempted customs duty, regulatory duty, additional customs duty and sales tax on the import of 61 different kinds of diagnostic support and health safety items including medical equipment/machinery and apparatus such as coronavirus detection kits, surgical masks, multimode ventilator with air compressor, face shields, and other medical equipment for a period of three months.
According to two notifications issued here on Saturday by the FBR, the notifications shall take effect from June 20 and shall remain effective for a period of three months.
The items included:
- real-time PCR system (standard 96-well plate and 0.2ml tubes format, 5 channel)
- respective headings
- bio-safety cabinet
- Auto Clave 50 litre capacity
- multi-channel pipette (0.5-10 pi) single channel pipette a) 2 pi b) 10 pi c) 200 pi d) 1000 pi
- multi-channel pipette 20-200 ml
- vacuum fold micro centrifuge (non-refrigerated, rotor capacity: 12 x 1.5/2.0 ml vessels, 2 x PCR strip, maximum speed: 12,100 x g (13,400 rpm))
- PCR Cabinet (FIEPA filter system, UV and white light)
- Real-time PCR kit for the detection of coronavifus (SARS-CoV-m 2)
- viral RNA extraction kit and machine (automatic extractors)
- VTM (viral transport medium)
- Dr Oligo Synthesizer
- refrigerator/freezer (-20 °C)
- vortex machine
- refrigerated centrifuge machine (rotor capacity 1.5ml x 24 maximum speed 14000 rpm)
- UPS (6 KVA)
- tyvek suits 19 N-95 20 Biohazard Bags (18 Liters)
- PARR (Powdered Air Purifying respirators)
- multimode ventilator with air compressor
- vital sign monitor with 2IBPand ETco2 two Temp
- ICU motorized patient bed with side cabinet and over bed table
- syringe infusion pump
- infusion pump
- electric suction machine
- defibrillator
- X-ray mobile machine
- simple nebulizer
- ultrasound machine
- non-invasive BIPAP
- ECG machine
- pulse oximeters
- ripple mattress
- blood gas analyze
- AMBU Bag
- nitrile gloves
- latex gloves
- goggles
- face shields
- gum boots
- Mackintosh bed sheets
- surgical masks
- air ways
- Diaflow
- disposable nebulizer mask kit
- egg electrodes
- ETT Tube (Endotracheal Tubes) all sizes
- humidifier disposable flexible
- IV cannula all sizes
- IV chambers
- oxygen recovery kit
- padded sheets
- stomach tube
- stylet for endotracheal tube
- suction tube control valve
- tracheostomy Tube 7, 7.5, 8
- ventilator circuit
- ventury masks and disposable shoes cover (water proof).