Personal protective equipment and other medical equipment (so-called crisis goods) used to prevent and stop the spreading of COVID-19 virus shall be provisionally exempted from the customs duty and VAT. This ensures similar conditions for all types of transactions (import of goods, intra-Community acquisitions, domestic sales). Provisional means that the right to use the 0% rate is linked to a decision made by the European Commission.
Source: bloombergtax.com
Source PWC
