Dear Learned experts,

St. Francis Trust is a mutli-organizational dedicated to equip and empower the lives of people with disabilities, leprosy & HIV through physical intervention, educational assistance, socio-economic interventions for wholistic transformation towards. Our objective is to bring hope and support to children, families and communities struggling with disabilities in the northern part of Karnataka state, India.
We are registered
• Under section 12A of the Income-tax Act 1961
• Registered with the Director General Foreign Trade (DGFT) and having the certificate of Importer-Exporter Code governed by the Foreign Trade Policy.
• Registered with Women and Child Development Department, etc.

We provide charitable services to the persons with disabilities, leprosy and HIV/AIDS and also export handicraft products made by persons with disabilities directly to the customers in the USA by POST without engaging any Customs House Agents and the proceeds realized are utilized for the upliftment and advancement of persons with disabilities.
We export the handicraft products through the POST as it is permitted under the provisions of Foreign Trade Policy, and Customs Act, 1962. The provisions are mentioned here below for your kind perusal.

1. Clause 6.23 “Export/Import by Post/Courier” under chapter 6 of the Foreign Trade Policy 1st April 2015 to 31st March 2020. The said clause is reproduced here-below for your kind reference.

“Goods including free samples, may be exported/imported by air freight or through foreign post office or through courier, as per Customs procedure.”

2. Clause no 9.1 under chapter 17 “Legal provisions and exemptions in case of postal exports” of the Central Board of Excise & Customs Manual 2015. The clause is reproduced here-below for your reference.

“Goods which are not prohibited or restricted for export as per FTP can be exported by post through specified Foreign Post Offices or Sub-Foreign Post Offices or Export Extension Counters.

We exported the handicraft products to our customer in United States of America (USA) by post after filling the custom declaration form. Our customer from USA has now transferred the funds on 16-05-2019 to our Axis Bank Ltd, and an intimation towards the inward remittance has been received by us from our banker requesting us to produce the shipping bill no/custom clearance/entry in the customs for the above exports to ensure and confirm that the goods have moved out of India so that they can credit the funds to our account.

Is shipping bill required to submit to the bank as we have not exported the goods through CHA (Customs House Agent).

Under what clause and law can we ask the bank to credit the funds to our account. Appreciate your guidance in this matter.

Respected sir,
I am asking on behalf of my friend who is a sculptor and during this visit to the Holy land of India, he was so inspired as to sculpt 5 statues in Pop material (plaster of paris). He would like to ship them back to his country. Can you advice what he should do? Thank you.

As a director of a company, I want to register on ICE GATE. I created ICEGATE user ID and mail ID by following the long procedure for registration.I couldn't attach the required documents on the site at that time. But now as the simplified auto registration procedure is introduced, can I use that same User ID & email ID for login/ complete registration? Also when I tried to go for the simplified auto registration, I did not recieve any OTP or password after putting IEC and GSTIN. Kindly guide as the customs department has held the company's package and we want to clear it out.

Dear Sir/ Madam 


I Have Imported FMCG Goods, But Due to Some Changes in Custom Duties I am Unable to Clear My Shipment Beacuse Of Very High Duty Structure which Was not Before.


That's the Reason I Need to Relinquish my Shipment (Container) for Which I Need Guidance and Documentation Reqired for the Said Procedures. 


So, Can You Help Out or Suggest For The Procedures and Documentation On Immediate Basis Because my Shipment have Already Reached Destination (Delivery Port) ICD Sonipat.


Thanks & Regards 

Ummair Sapadia 

+91 98920 89035

Para 6.15 (b)of FTP permits disposal of destroyed materials from EOU into DTA upon payment of applicable taxes under GST laws.

We (100% EOU) had some imported raw materials, which were rejected due to quality issues and as per the above FTP provision, we destroyed the same after intimation to Customs authorities and were about to sell it as scrap in the DTA on payment of GST on scrap value.

While checking on this, the DC, MEPZ is of the opinion that we need to discharge the Import Customs Duties (duty foregone) applicable on the Imported items, even if they are destroyed. The FTP says "........No duty shall be payable other than the applicable taxes under GST laws.......".

The FTP Para is for "Sale of Unutilized material", which confirms material can be sold or removed.

Please confirm if the Customs Duty has to be discharged, even if the imported material (rejected) is destroyed beyond use. We are willing to pay applicable GST on the scrap value.

Please let me know if any further details are required. Thanks very much and would appreciate an immediate response from the experts.

Rgds,
JB

Dear Sir/ Madam

Recently we are registered as firm (Partnership firm), i want to buy some products online (from other foreign online sites and import to india) or manufacturer or wholesaler from foreign countries, and the same products sell in amazon india and other indian online sites or wholesale or retail. what are the registrations required for this business ?
and is the mandatory to take DGFT licence ?
and need to file the custom duty returns ?
please explain clearly in detailed.

In case of demand of provisional drawback actual date of payment count for int calculations or not?

I WANT TO CHANGE MY MOBILE NO AND EMAIL ID , IN IEC AS BOTH ARE NOT BELONGING TO ME.
PLEASE TELL ME PROCESS

Dear sir
Please explain me ,if we are reimport the goods after repair so what invoice should be fob or cif,because custom will be charge duty
Both freight and insurance and repair value.

Sir i regularly export to bhutan electronics goods. Can we export to bhutan the third country made goods on Indian rupees payment. As indian custom has stopped our goods from exporting to India on payment in Indian rupees. Pls sir clearify the matter.