Vikram";p="14775 wrote:Any of you gents know what is the procedure if someone buys an air rifle/pistol ,say, in UK from a seller and sends in post to India?Is it allowed or is it illegal?If that is allowed a lot of our friends can benefit from this.TIA.
Best-
Vikram
Vikram,
I assume that by ' post', you mean 'courier' also.
It is allowed and treated in the same way as import by courier. The deciding factor is the customs authorities being convinced about the value declared and not who is the shipper ( i.e an individual vs an entity ). This situation is dealt by customs in the following manner as per
The Courier Imports Regulation 87/98 (formerly known as 35/95)
1)
The consignment is classified under "Gifts & Samples" up to the value of Indian Rupees 10,000/-
The Courier Imports Regulations permit Duty Free clearance of Gifts and Samples valued up to Indian Rupees 10,000/-
The value limit of Rs: 10,000/- should be the ACTUAL MARKET VALUE OF THE SHIPMENT i.e. the price at which the goods would be sold in the market place. Customs reserve the right to adjudicate correct market values and, in such cases, Duty would be levied on the shipments regardless of the value declared by the Shipper.
Shipments are opened and checked at random during customs clearance. Shipments may be required to be detained at customs for further paperwork or valuation purposes. Here I would strongly advice all members to include the original invoice irrespective of its age for a hassle free clearance.
2)
The consignment is classfied under " Other Shipments"
The above classification means (a) Gifts & Samples valued at above Rs. 10000/- and (b) Items which are not Gifts & Samples.
Here again, the deciding factor for clearance will be the customs officer being convinced about the fairness of the value evident from the documents contained with the shipment and consequently, my earlier advice holds. These items are cleared after payment of duty
only after each and every item is opened and inspected.
NOTE:-- For valuation, customs will consider the CIF value only. Where values are declared on an FOB ( free on board) basis (or nothing declared), 20% towards Freight Cost and 1.125% towards insurance cost is added to the value declared, to arrive at the CIF cost. If no vlaue is declared, customs will use the information at their disposal to arrive at the fair value.
Where values are declared on a C&F basis, 1.125% Insurance Cost is added to the C&F Value to arrive at the CIF Cost.
In addition to the above, for all import shipments, 1% of the CIF value is added towards Landing Charges.
All assessments are done on the CIF Cost Plus 1% Landing Charges.
