Life saving drugs or medicines - 13/95 - Customs -Tariff

Life saving drugs or medicines Notification No. 13/95-Cus. Dated 16-3-1995 In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Government, being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby exempts goods falling under Chapter 28, 30 or 38 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), specified in the Schedule annexed hereto, when imported into India from- (i) the whole of duty of customs leviable thereon under the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975); and (ii) the whole of additional duty leviable thereon under section 3 of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975). SCHEDULE A. Life Saving drugs or medicines (including diagnostic test kits) 1. 32 P Sodium Phosphate 2. 5-Flurocytosin 3. 5-Flurouracil 4. 6-Isoguanine 5. Aclarubin 6. Actinomycin D 7. Acyclovir 8. Adriamycin 9. Agglutinating sera 10. Allopurinol 11. Alpha Interferon (NL) 12. Ambinonium Chloride 13. Amikacin Sulphate 14. Aminoglutothemido 15. Amiodarone Hydrochloride 16. Amiphenazole Hydrochloride 17. Amphotericin-B 18. Amrinon 19. Amsacrine 20. Amylobarbitone Sodium 21. Anti-Diphtheria Normal Human Immunoglobulin 22. Anti-Haeomophilic Factor Concentrate (VIII and IX) 23. Anti-human lymophocyte immunoglobulin IV 24. Anti-human thymocyte immunoglobulin IV 25. Anti-Pertussis Normal Human Immunoglobulin 26. Anti-Plague Serum 27. Anti-Pseudomonas Normal Human Immunoglobulin 28. Anti-Rabies Normal Human Immunoglobulin 29. Aprotinin 30. Atracurium besylate 31. Azathioprine 32. Baclofen 33. Beclamide 34. Bemergide 35. Bleomycin 36. Blood group sera 37. Burn Therapy Dressing Soaked in Protective Jel (Water Jel) 38. Bovine Thrombin for invitro test for diagnosis in Haemorrhagic disorders 39. Bovine Albumin 40. Bromodesxyuoidine 41. Brethyleum Tossylate 42. Busulphan 43. Calcium Diosodium Edetate 44. Carbidopa with Levodopa 45. Carmustine (BCNU) 46. Cefoperazone Sodium 47. Ceftizoxime Sodium 48. Cesium Tubes 49. Chenodeoxycholic Acid 50. Chlorambucil 51. Chlormerodrin 197 Hg. 52. Cholestyramine 53. Christmas Factor Concentrate (Coagulat on factor IX Prothrombin Complex concentrate) 54. Chroionic Gonadotrophin 55. Co-60 56. Clindamycin 57. Colistin Sulphate 58. Colistin Sulphomethate 59. Colistin sulphomethate Sodium 60. Corboquone 61. Corticotrophin 62. Cyclocytidine 63. Cyclophosphamide 64. Cyclosporine 65. Cynamide 66. Cytarabine 67. Dacarbazine 68. Daunomycin 69. Daunorubicin 70. DDAVP Intrapasal Spray 71. Desferioxamine Mesylate 72. Desmopressin/Nasal Spray 73. Diagonostic Agent for Detection of Hepatitis B Antigen 74. Diagnostic kits for detection of HIV antibodies 75. Diptheria Antitoxin sera 76. Dimercaprol 77. Diazoxide 78. Dobutamine Hydrochloride 79. Diphtheria Anti-toxin serum 80. Doxorubicin Hydrochloride 81. Dispyramide Phosphate 82. Edrophonium Chloride 83. Dopamine Hydrochloride 84. Enzyme linked Immunoabsorbent Assay Kits (ELISA KITS) 85. Epirubicin 86. Estramustine Phosphate 87. Etoposide 88. Fibrinogen dried 89. Floxuridine (FUDR) 90. Flucytosin 91. Flutamide 92. Follicle stimulating Harmone (FSH) 93. Fosfestorol Sodium 94. Ftorafur 95. Gallium Citrate (67 GA) 96. Gasgangrene Anti-toxin Serum 97. Glucagon 98. Hepatamine 99. Hepatitis B Immunoglobulin 100. Hepatitis B. Vaccine 101. Hexamethylmolamino 102. Histoglobulin 103. Hydrallazine 104. Hydroxyurea 105. Idarubicine Hydrochloride 106. Idodoxyuridine 107. Ifosfamide 108. Isoprenaline 109. Immunoassay kit for blood Fibrinogen degradation product for direct estimation for diagnostic test in D.I.C. 110. Inactivated Rabies Vaccine (Human Deploid Cell) 111. Inactivated Rabies Vaccine (verocells) 112. Indium (III) in bleomycin 113. Indium 113 Sterile generator and elution accessories 114. Interferon alpha-2b/interferon alpha-2a/interferon NL (a) Indium 113 in brain scanning kit (b) Indium 113 in liver scanning kit 115. Intravenous Amino Acids 116. Intravenous Fat Emulsion 117. Iopamidol 118. Iohexol 119. Ketamine Hydrochloride 120. Isoflurane Liquid 121. L-Selenomethionine (75 Se) 122. L-Asparaginase (Colaspase) 123. Leucovorin Calcium 124 Lactulose 125. Levodopa with benserazine 126. Levodopa (L-Dopa) 127. Mannitol Busulphan preparations 128. Lomustine (CCNU) 129. Meningococoal A+C combined vaccine with Diluent Solvent 130. Melphalan 131. Mercaptopurine 132. Mensa 133. Methisazone 134. Methicilin Sodium 135. Methoxy isobutyle isonitrile 136 Methotrexate 137. Methyl prednisolone 138. Methoxyflarane 139. Metrizamide Vials with Diluent 140. Metraminol 141. Mithramycin 142 Mimustine Hydrochloride —(DC's) 143. Mitotane 144. Mitomycin C. 145. MMR (Measles, Mumps and Rubella) Vaccine 146. Mitoxantrone 147. Moxalactum 148. Mono Component Insulins 149. Nalorphine Hydrobromide 150. Mustine Hydrochloride 151. Netilmycin 152. Naloxone 153. Nitroglycerine 154. Nifedipine 155. Normal Human Plasma 156. Normal Human Immunoglobulin 157. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Contrast Agent 158. Normal Human Serum Albumin 159. Penicillamine 160. Pancuronium Bromide 161. Pentamidine Isethionate 162. Penicillinase 163. Phenytoin Sodium 164. Peplomycin 165. Pilocarpine 166. Phosphorous (32p) Intralymphatic 167. Podophyllotoxin Ointment and Solution for topical use 168. Piperacillin Sodium 169. Poliomyelitis Vaccine (Sabin and Salk) 170. Polidocanol 171. Polymyxin B Sulphate 172. Polyestradiol Phosphate 173. Potassium P-Aminobenzoate 174. Pork Insulin Zinc Suspension 175. Praziquantel 176. Pralidoximes Chloride/Iodine 177. Prednimustine 178. Prazocin 179. Pork Insulin/Bovine insulin 180. Procarbazine Hydrochloride 181. Purified Chick Embryo Cell (PCEC), Rabbies Vaccine 182. Protamine Sulphate 183. Pyridostigmine Bromide 184. Pyridinol Carbamate 185. Radio-immunoassay kit for hormones (T3, T4 TSH Insuling, Glucogen, Growth Harmone Cortizol, L.H. and FSH and Digoxin 186. Quinidine Gluconate 187. Radioisotope TI 201 188. Racemic Phenylalanine Nitrogen Mustard Hydrochloride 189. Ribavarin 190. Septopal beads and chains 191. Selegeline Hydrochloride 192. Sodium Arsenate 74 As 193. Sodium Cromoglycate spincaps and cartridges 194. Sodium Hyalauronate sterile 1% solution 195. Solution containing Human Follicle Stimulating and Luteinising hormones 196. Solution of Nucleotides and Nucliosides 197. Somatostatin 198. Somatropin 199. Specific Desensitizing Vaccine 200. Sterile Absorbable Haemostat for control of surgical vessel bleeding 201. Streptokinase and Streptodomase preparations 202. Strontium Chloride (85 Sr.) 203. Strontium SR-89 Chloride 204. Succiny Choline Chloride/Bromide 205. Tamoxifen Citrate 206. Testolactone 207. Technitium-99M 208. Thioguanine 209. Thalliom 201 210. Timodol Maleate 211. Ticarcillin Sodium 212. Tobramycin Sulphate 213. Tissue Plasminoger Activator 214. Transexamic Acid 215. Tocainide 216. Tri-iodo-thyramine 217. Triethylene tetramine 218. Triethylene Thiophos-phoramide 219. Trofosfamide 220. Tubcurarine 221. Urokinase 222. Ursodeoxycholic acid 223. Vancomycin 224. Vasopression 225. Vecuronium bromide 226. Vindesin Sulphate 227. X-ray Diagnostic agents, the following:- (i) Propylidone (ii) Ethyl iodophenylun-decylate (iii) Iodipammide Methyglucamine (iv) Lipidoll Utra Fluid (v) Patent Blue B. Life Saving drugs or medicines not specified in heading A Any other drug or medicine which is certified by the Director General or Deputy Director General or Assistant Director General, Health Services, New Delhi, in each individual case to be a life saving drug or medicine, and in respect of which a certificate to this effect, in the form annexed hereto, is produced to the Assistant Collector of Customs at the time of clearance or undertaking as acceptable to the Assistant Collector is given to furnish this certificate within the period as specified by the Assistant Collector, failing which to pay duty leviable thereon. FORM Certified that the drug/medicine_________________ (name of the drug/ medicine being imported by_________________________ is a life saving drug/ medicine and exemption from payment if customs duty is recommended. Signature Name Designation Place