QUESTION: 1) Does anyone know if Indian Customs has a duty drawback program? 2) Does it work? 3) How long does it take to get the refunded duty? 4) Is duty drawback common practice? Thanks for your help. ************** Answers: I don’t believe they have a drawback program, but they do have a program similar […]
QUESTION: I have a question regarding the revisions to the Indian export laws (SCOMET) that I hope you can help me with. My company provides engineering services to a range of industries. We have a subsidiary in Hyderabad, India where we export technical data that is authorized by “No License Required.”. . . .no licensable […]
QUESTION: I have a question regarding the revisions to the Indian export laws (SCOMET) that I hope you can help me with. My company provides engineering services to a range of industries. We have a subsidiary in Hyderabad, India where we export technical data that is authorized by “No License Required.”. . . .no licensable […]
QUESTION: I have a question regarding the revisions to the Indian export laws (SCOMET) that I hope you can help me with. My company provides engineering services to a range of industries. We have a subsidiary in Hyderabad, India where we export technical data that is authorized by “No License Required.”. . . .no licensable […]
QUESTION: Has anyone been experiencing problems with customs clearance in India? Our shipments are delayed. Cannot tell if it is an issue with the courier or Indian Customs. Have searched online for news and see nothing about Indian Customs EDI malfunctions. Is there a problem with their EDI implementation? Any suggestions for avoiding delays? ************ […]
QUESTION: We’ve heard that there are going to be big changes to India import regulations on July 1, 2017 but don’t have details about what they are. We have live contracts there for maintenance on computer equipment and can’t chance not being able to get replacement parts imported. Does anyone know of any changes coming […]
QUESTION: We are a US Exporter, and will be expanding our business to India. We are considering the option of having an entity there that will be the IOR. We have made some research but I’d like to have real life experience Does anyone from the community have experiences dealing with […]
Question: Our company fully integrates commercially available laptops into our finished product, i.e., they do not plug into the external electricity distribution system of the country where we deploy them, nor do they connect the PSTN/fiber optic network. The laptop monitors and measures the performance characteristics and of the product only. The data is taken […]
Question: We have a software development team in India. We need to ship samples to the team for testing. Currently India Customs is requesting a ‘No Objections Certificate’ from the Protocol Committee prior to import. These are only samples, not for resale. But we cannot get the samples to the testing team. Any suggestions on […]
Question: Our US company imports dutiable items that are manufactured in India. Is there currently an SPI for India and if so, could you tell me where I could locate specific information concerning the Regs? ********** ANSWERS: India is a GSP beneficiary country (SPI “A”). GSP is currently expired; however, it is up for renewal […]
Question: We have a request from a customer in India, to generate a “certificate stating that prices mentioned in the Invoice are fair“. Has anyone else received documentation requests like this for exports from the US to India? How do you handle these unusual documentation requests, especially when this is not a letter of credit […]
Question: We are shipping new equipment to India, to arrive into Dehli. We want to ship in two weeks from the US. The equipment is to be used as manufacturing equipment for assembling items in HTS chapter 84, equipment. Can the membership please advise what the India legal gotcha’s are and […]
