Govt waives all duties on imported raw material for locally-made sanitary napkins

 

The government has taken measures to waive duties imposed on five imported raw materials for locally produced sanitary napkins in order to make hygiene products more affordable in view of ensuring hygiene among women and school girls, the PMD said. 

Additionally, the consumer retail prices of imported finished products will be reduced by 18% or 19%. The importers of finished sanitary napkins also get the benefit of Zero Rate of VAT. 

The local manufacturers had recently requested the government to reduce the duty on the import of raw materials for sanitary napkins due to the fact that high duty levied in tern increase the price of sanitary napkins.