The UAE's Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs & Port Security (ICP) has exempted Sudanese nationals from residency and visa fines, effective from May 19, 2025, until the end of the year, as part of its humanitarian support.
Guidance posted by Customs and Border Protection, which collects duties on imports, indicated roughly 20 products that would be exempted from reciprocal tariffs. The electronic items include smartphones, computers, semiconductor chips and routers.
India has exempted the need for a certificate of inspection for European countries except the UK, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland for export of basmati and non-basmati rice.
However, on February 11, Sikkim's Director General of Police, Akshay Sachdeva issued a clarification which exempted tenants who have relevant documents proving their domicile is in the state itself.
The Government of India on Thursday accepted the long-standing demand of industry to remove dual compliance of Environmental Clearance (EC) and Consent to Establish (CTE) for setting up of new industries.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has decided to exempt tolls for Ganesh devotees travelling to Konkan from September 5 to September 19. A government resolution has been issued in this regard on Wednesday.
Earlier, vehicle owners were required to pay an annual fee of Rs 1,200 plus 18 per cent GST, amounting to a total of Rs 1,416. The exemption will benefit approximately 1.5 lakh public vehicle owners across Delhi.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday presented the Union budget, which exempts customs duty on three cancer drugs and makes them affordable for patients.
The Rouse Avenue Court on Wednesday exempted Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal from personal appearance and directed him to appear before it on February 29, 2024 in a criminal defamation case.
In August, the government imposed a 40 per cent duty on the export of onions to check price rise and improve supplies in the domestic market till December 31, 2023.
The signing ceremony was attended by Khaled Abdullah Belhoul, Undersecretary of the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Karen Grigorian, Ambassador of Armenia to the UAE.