The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs on 25th May 2021 has granted Gas Cylinders Rules, 2016 to fast track approvals for imported cylinders and pressure vessels for storage and transportation of medical oxygen.
The Ministry of commerce earlier in its press release, has notified that PESO shall not carry out physical inspection of global manufacturers’ production facilities before grant of required approval for import of cylinders and pressure vessels for storage and transportation of medical oxygen.
However it shall now grant such approvals online without any delay on submission of manufacturer’s particulars; ISO certificate of manufacturer; List of Cylinders their specifications, drawings & batch number; Hydro test certificate and Third-Party inspection Certificate.
In case the importer has applied through online application to PESO and the decision is pending in PESO, the exemption allows them to bring oxygen cylinders on urgency for COVID relief activities in India.
Further the customers are requested to give necessary clearances without PESO approvals for such items received at the ports/ airports for COVID relief works.
