India is the largest country in the South Asian subcontinent, with many domestic ports, including 12 major ports, including Mumbai, Calcutta, Chennai (formerly Madras), Cochin and Goa, which bear 3 / 4 of the freight volume. Among them, Mumbai port is the largest port, and its shipping capacity ranks 18th in the world.

China's shipping to Calcutta port in India needs to be transferred through other ports, and the voyage is about 14-21 days. Transit ports include Colombo / Visakhapatnam / krishnapatnam / Klang / Singapore.

documents required

India's maritime import and export involves the following documents:

(1) Signed invoice

(2) Packing list

(3) Ocean bill of lading or bill of lading / airway bill

(4) Completed GATT declaration

(5) Declaration form of the importer or his customs agent

(6) Approval (if required)

(7) Letter of credit / bank draft (if required)

(8) Insurance documents

(9) Import license

(10) Industry license (if required)

(11) Test report (provided when the goods are chemicals)

(12) Provisional exemption order

(13) Original certificate of right to exemption from customs duties (DEEC) / certificate of right to tax refund and reduction (DEPB)

(14) Catalogue, detailed technical specifications and relevant documents (provided when the goods are mechanical equipment, mechanical equipment parts or chemicals)

(15) Single price of mechanical equipment parts

(16) Certificate of origin (provided when preferential tariff rate is applicable)

(17) No Commission statement

Supplementary requirements for documents

The General Administration of Customs of India has issued Notice No. 33 / 2018, which stipulates that from April 1, 2018, importers must ensure that their exporters abroad are informed of the following basic details in order to include these details in ordering such goods:

(1) Importer's import and export code (IEC)

(2) the ID number of importer of consumption tax (GSTIN)

(3) Importer's official email ID (for shipping line and customs Communications)

The notice is issued when the consignment of hazardous wastes, other wastes or restricted articles are imported in the name of some importers and have not been cleared. Therefore, the basic information of the importer must be recorded on the bill of lading so that these details can be used to determine DPD stacking and various other purposes.

Tariff policy

From July 1, 2017, India will integrate its various local service taxes into goods and services tax (GST), which will also replace the previously announced 15% Indian service tax. The charging standard of GST will be 18% of the service fee for import and export to India, including local fees such as wharf handling fee and inland transportation fee.

On September 26, 2018, the Indian government suddenly announced to raise import tariffs on 19 "non essential commodities" to reduce the expanding current account deficit. The tariff adjustment raised tariffs on imported goods such as air conditioners, refrigerators, washing machines, shoes, speakers, jewelry, some plastic products, luggage and aviation turbine fuel.

The Ministry of finance of India has notified that the import tariff of 17 commodities will be increased from October 12, 2018. These 17 commodities include smart watches, telecommunications equipment, etc. The notice shows that tariffs on smart watches and telecommunications equipment have been raised from the current 10% to 20%.

Customs regulations

First of all, all goods transferred to the inland freight station in India must be transported by the shipping company, and the final destination column of the bill of lading and manifest must be filled as the inland point. Otherwise, it must be unloaded at the port or pay a high fee for changing the manifest before it can be transshipped inland.

Secondly, after the goods arrive at the port, they can be stored in the customs warehouse for 30 days. After 30 days, the customs will issue a delivery notice to the importer. If the importer cannot pick up the goods on time for some reason, he may apply to the Customs for extension as needed. If the Indian buyer does not apply for extension, the exporter's goods will be auctioned after 30 days of storage in the customs.

Customs clearance

The importer or his agent shall fill in the bill of entry in quadruplicate after the goods are delivered (usually within 3 days). The first and second copies shall be retained by the customs, the third copy shall be retained by the importer, and the fourth copy shall be retained by the bank where the importer pays the tax. Otherwise, a high detention fee must be paid to the port authority or the airport authority. If the goods are declared through the electronic data interchange (EDI) system, there is no need to fill in the paper import declaration form, but the detailed information required by the customs to process the goods clearance application needs to be entered in the computer system, and the EDI system will automatically generate the import declaration form.

(1) Bill of lading. Pod is the goods of India. Both the consignee and the Notifying Party must be in India with detailed name, address, telephone and fax. The description of the goods must be complete and accurate; It is not allowed to display the free time clause on the bill of lading; When dthc and inland freight are to be borne by the consignee, dthc and IHI charges from a to B on the consignee's account shall be displayed in the cargo description. If transshipment is required, in transit to terms shall be added, such as CIF Kolkata India in transit to Nepal.

(2) Determine whether to handle form B Asia Pacific certificate or general certificate of origin according to the product HS code query. Form B can enjoy tariff reduction of 5% - 100% during customs clearance.

(3) The invoice date shall be consistent, and the shipment date shall be consistent with the bill of lading.

(4) For all imports from India, the following full set of import documents shall be submitted: import license, customs declaration, entry form, commercial invoice, certificate of origin, packing list and freight bill. The above documents shall be made in triplicate.

(5) Packaging and labeling. India's ports are generally located in tropical areas, and extreme heat and humidity may cause damage to goods. Therefore, the goods to be shipped shall be packed in waterproof packaging, and shall be shipped in galvanized or tinplate shipping boxes without tarpaulin and other packaging materials. The label shall be written in English, and the explanatory text indicating the country of origin shall be as eye-catching as other English words written on the container or label.

Auction regulations

Indian Customs auction regulations:

(1) The goods can be stored in the customs warehouse for 30 days after arrival at the port.

(2) After 30 days, the customs will issue a delivery notice to the importer. If the importer cannot pick up the goods on time for some reason, he may apply to the Customs for extension according to his own needs.

(3) If the importer still fails to declare and pick up the goods on time within the extended time, the customs will send another (and the last) notice to the importer to urge the delivery of the goods.

(4) If the importer still does not pick up the goods within the specified time after receiving the second notice from the customs, does not make any explanation and apply for extension, the customs will auction the relevant goods.

When the goods arrive at the Indian port, IgM (cargo manifest declaration) shall be carried out 3 days in advance. Once the importer's code (IEC number) is indicated, the right of goods has been transferred to the importer; At this time, no matter the cargo owner, freight forwarder or shipping company can control the cargo right. Under FOB or CIF conditions, whether the bill of lading is "to order of shipper", whether the bill of lading is in your hand, whether it is L / C, D / P or T / T, Indian Importers can not return the goods and wait for Customs auction to obtain the goods at a low price.

Return regulations

The Indian customs stipulates that the exporter shall handle the return formalities after paying the port storage fee, agency fee and other reasonable expenses by presenting the certificate of abandonment of the goods provided by the original importer, relevant delivery certificate, the exporter's letter and telegram requesting the return of the goods, and entrusting the shipping agent.

If the importer is unwilling to provide the exporter with the certificate of rejection of the goods, the exporter may entrust the shipping agent to directly request the return of the goods to the relevant port customs of India and go through the relevant formalities on the strength of the letter and telegram of the importer refusing to pay or pick up the goods, the letter and telegram of the importer's non payment redemption note provided by the bank or shipping agent, the relevant delivery certificate and the letter and telegram of the seller requesting the return of the goods.