The European Commission has announced its decision to extend to 31 December 2021 the waiver of customs duties and VAT on the import of medical and protective equipment from non-EU (third) countries, which was first introduced in April 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. --- Commission decides to extend customs and VAT waiver for imports of medical and protective equipment needed to fight the pandemic On 19 April 2021, the Commission decided to extend the temporary waiver of customs duties and Value-Added Tax (VAT) on imports from non-EU countries of medical devices and protective equipment used in the fight...