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India import and export clearance Guide

May 7th, 2010 | Posted by Freight Forwarder

Import and export goods by sea, air or land transport of three channels of imports to India or exported from India to other countries and regions, postal parcels or passengers can also be baggage in the form of import and export. Import and export procedures depends on the import and export methods. This mainly refers to the procedure referred to by sea, air or land transport of three channels of import and export procedures.

Customs information: the Delhi Airport Customs, Mumbai Customs have achieved information. Implementation of information technology in customs manifest (manifest) must be declared and the declaration of import and export declarations submitted electronically.

In India, if there is no access to India’s foreign trade import and export Office (DFGT) code issued by the IEC (Importer and Exporter Code), the imported goods are not allowed entry. However, goods imported for personal use without IEC code.

Procedures related to imports from the transport charge (carrier), importers and their agents handle.

1, import

(A) of the imported goods arrived in the Customs territory of India

The carrier should be declared in the import manifest before arrival of the goods (sea, air) or manifest (land transport). Manifest before the arrival shall be declared to Customs 12 hours in advance. Failure to report within the stipulated period, the amount of fines on the carrier up to 5 million rupees. Such as the special consumption tax officials believe that the carrier did not report in the departments within the time limit for valid reasons, can not be punished.

Customs EDI system where there can be electronically reported.

(B) the declaration and customs clearance of imported goods

1. Methods of reporting

After discharge (usually within 3 days), the importer or his agent must first fill out the “Import Declaration” (Bill of Entry), in quadruplicate. The first joint and second joint retained by the Customs, third retained by the importer, the fourth joint tax paid by the importers bank retained. Otherwise, the Port Authority or the airport authorities are required to pay high demurrage charges.

If the goods are the electronic data interchange (EDI) system report, fill in paper without the “import declaration,” but be entered in the computer system for customs clearance of goods need more information, automatically generated by the EDI system, “import declaration. ”

2. Documents required

- Signed invoice

- Packing List

- Bills of lading or bill of lading / airway bill

- Completion of the GATT has been filled in declaration

- The importer or his customs declaration agent

- Approval (when necessary)

- Letters of credit / bank draft (when necessary)

- Insurance documents

- Import license

- Trade License (when necessary)

- Laboratory (Department of Chemicals to provide the goods)

- Permitted to make tax-free

- The right tariff exemption certificate (DEEC) / right to tax refund certificate (DEPB) Original

- Catalog, detailed technical specifications, related documents (the goods are machinery and equipment, machinery and equipment to provide spare parts or chemicals)

- A single price of machinery and equipment spare parts

- Certificate of origin (application of preferential tariff rates to provide)

- No commission statement

3. Pre-declaration, customs declarations and green channel changes

In order to achieve speedy customs clearance of goods, the relevant legal provisions in India, allow 30 days prior to arrival of goods pre-declaration. Shown on the transport of goods to declare in advance the date of submission within 30 days of arrival, the pre-declared as valid.

Report after the submission of documents and files, if found incorrect or for other reasons need to modify (such as classification error, typing error, loading or unloading plan has changed, etc.), need to get India the consumption tax and customs of the Central Committee (CBEC) Vice-Chairman or may be modified after approval of the Assistant President. Changes in the application not only confirmed case of fraudulent intent, the Department will approve. Modify the application must be based on the time of clearance rather than clearance documents submitted after the supplementary documents submitted.

Some importers have been enjoying green channel to facilitate customs clearance permit treatment. When completing the import declaration, such importers to be available to facilitate customs clearance enjoy the green channel treatment. Passage, the goods can be checked from time to clearance by the conventional, cargo inspection rate was greatly decreased, but other general cargo clearance procedures and the same.

4. Payment of customs duties

Receive an “import declaration”, the Customs will import manifest or manifests compared examination, valuation. Consistent and complete declaration of documents, customs declaration will be accepted. In general, the customs declaration acceptance date of the tariff rate applicable tariff. Some goods may be required to provide further documents or after the examination (examination must be present when the importer or his agent) before levied duties properly. Import tariffs by between importers and customs transfer to the Customs account, current account, also available on the designated bank by filling out the TR-6 Challan form to the form of demand draft or pay the deposit. Different parts of the collection of customs duty specified in different banks, so the payment of customs duties, be sure to confirm which bank shall be deposited into. Import tariffs should be in the “import declaration,” the importer or his agent to pay back the date of tariffs within 5 working days (excluding holidays) to pay.

In the special program (such as “duty exemption certificate program right” or “export-oriented units of the Scheme”) imported goods need to Customs a cash deposit. Failing to provide security, importers need to pay the corresponding tariff. Deposit the amount of duty payable shall be the amount of imported goods fairly. Provide margin, should also provide a bank guarantee. The amount depends on the type of bank guarantee importers (large trading company, ordinary trading companies, etc.).

5. Check

If the payment of customs duties before the goods have been accepted inspection, payment of customs duty of goods can be directly extracted. If not for inspection prior to payment of customs duties, inspection personnel are required to report, if necessary, will be checked. Customs sometimes random checks of goods. Inspection personnel issued a “release” command only after the delivery of the goods.

6. Release

Cargo inspection, such as non-prohibited goods, and has paid customs duties, customs handling officials issued a “release” command.

2, export

(A) an exit permit

Only in obtaining an “exit permit” only after loading. Carrier may apply for exit permission 14 days in advance for a manifest declaration. The exporter or the carrier received the export examination and approval of the Customs export declaration or manifest only after the loading. No manifest declaration of Parcel items, but also need to Customs examination and approval.

(B) declare the export manifest and manifest

All export manifest or manifests shall be submitted to Customs before the goods are shipped, and shall contain the signature of the carrier to “declare true” statement. Information and documents to be submitted with the import manifest similar, including exporters, the name and the name of the carrier, the consignee, invoice number, packing details, name and description of goods, quantity, FOB price and other information. Necessary modifications, in the Customs, after confirming that no fraudulent intent may be modified. If only the passenger transport on luggage, you do not need to declare. Customs declarations received, each manifest or manifests are to be numbered.

1. General to apply to the foreign trade business identity number (BIN);

2. In the designated banks for current accounts, to receive the export tax rebate;

3. If the line in the “Export Promotion Scheme” under the export license to the customs registration number, pre-license number, DEPB II;

(D) the documents required to declare the export declaration

1. Export Manifest (sea, air) or export cargo list (land transport), in quadruplicate;

2. Packing List copy 4 copies;

3. 4 copies of copies of invoices;

4. 4 copies of the export copy of the contract;

5. Certificate of origin or the preshipment inspection certificate;

6. Policy;

7. Letters of credit;

8. RBI prescribed form GR / SDF forms;

9. BIN numbers letter;

10. In the case of special consumption tax to be levied of the goods, the factory should be submitted issued by ARE-1 or ARE-2 forms.

(E) tariffs

Customs examination of documents after the taxable goods shall be through the designated banks or between exporters and the current account to pay customs tax.

(Vi) identification

Customs examination of documents, the cargo information to be submitted to inspection personnel to determine whether inspection. Need to inspect the goods will go to inspection area general inspection, to confirm whether goods prohibited goods, the consistency of single goods, the export tax rebate for the compliance and so on.

(7) released

If the goods are not prohibited goods, and the corresponding tax has been paid, Customs shall issue “grant loaded” or “granted export” command, to be released

Indian Customs (English) http://www.cbec.gov.in/cae1-english.htm

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