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Those who import household goods and motor vehicle are eligible for import duty exemption provided they present a customs duty exemption certificate issued by the concerned diplomatic mission and countersigned by the Government of India. Foreign or Indian Nationals, including Non Resident Indian shifting residence to India are allowed to import goods subject to the following conditions:
- They must have resided abroad for minimum of two years immediately preceding the date of their arrival on TR and transferring residence to India for at least one year.
- Total stay in India on short visits during the 2 preceding years does not exceed 6 months (or 180 days).
- They have not availed this concession in the preceding 3 years.
Foreign nationals are treated at par with Indian nationals except that certain customs station insists on production of minimum one year residence visa as a precondition to granting transfer of residence benefits].
Note:
- Only one member per family is entitled to transfer of residence benefits.
- OLD & USED personal and household effects required for satisfying daily necessities of life including furniture, bedding, kitchenware, glassware, etc (excluding electrical & electronic items) are exempted from duty.
- The articles should be in the possession & use of owner or his family prior to his arrival in India. (NEW personal & household items shall be dutiable at normal duty rate – 61.2%).
- Only one unit of each of the following items [new or old] is permitted under concessional duty rate of 35.2% of value-subject to aggregate value of these items [Annexure II] not exceeding INA 1,50,000/-.
- Air conditioner, Refrigerator, Deep Freezer, Microwave, Washing machine Dishwasher, Cooking Range, Personal Computer, Fax Machine, Television, VDR/VCP/VTR, Video Camera, Music System, Word Processing Machine.
- Only repeated items of list [Annexure II] is dutiable @ normal rate-61.2%.
Time Limit
- 30 Days of owner's arrival in India.[The delay maybe condoned on merits – maximum extendable up to 60 days and 90 days by sea].
- Shortfall up to 2 months in completing 2 years stay abroad may be condoned by Asst Commissioner of Customs for early return on sufficient/satisfactory grounds. Beyond a period of 2 months, no condonation would be granted.
- If the total stay in India on short visits during the preceding 2 years exceeds the time limit of 6 months, then condonation may be granted by the Commissioner of Customs in deserving cases.
The unaccompanied baggage may land in India up to 2 months before the arrival of the passenger or within such periods, not exceeding one year, as the Asst Commissioner of Customs may allow, if he is satisfied that the passenger from arriving in India within the period of 2 months due to circumstances beyond his control, such as sudden illness of the passenger or his family member, or natural calamities or disturbed conditions or disruption of transport or travel arrangements in the concerned country or any other reasons, which necessitated a change in the travel schedule of the passenger.
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