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Colombia: Elimination of VAT on medical equipment in response to the Coronavirus pandemic

Announcement

19 Mar 2020

The Colombian government announced the temporary elimination of the VAT, both for imported goods and for internal sales, for certain medical-related products in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.

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1

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0 likely harmful

1 liberalising

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Implementation date

19 Mar 2020

Revocation date:

28 Feb 2021

Updated: 19 Mar 2020
Internal taxation of imports

Decree 438 adopted by the Ministry of Treasury and Public Credit on 19 March 2020, also explicitly stated that the VAT applicable on the imports of certain medical equipment have been temporarily e...

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