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Exemption on drugs for cancer, rare disease: Patient-first or minimal benefits?

The proposal exempted 17 drugs from basic customs duty, reducing it from 5/10% to nil, and another seven rare diseases were exempt from import duties on personal imports of drugs, medicines, and Food for Special Medical Purposes

1 Feb 2026 8:24 pm