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Custom Requirement

Information-India (EXPORT)

The following are guidelines to assist you in completing customs formalities for your international shipments. The data is correct to the best of our knowledge. However, Prefer Express will not be responsible for any omissions or changes in procedures at the time of shipment.

The Customs procedures given below pertain to:

Courier
Freight Mode Export

Courier-On-Board

The courier-on-board export mode permits carriage of:

Documents

Free Gifts - up to a value of Indian Rupees 25,000/=

Samples - up to a value of Indian Rupees 50,000/= (where no Foreign Exchange Remittance is involved)

Commercial Shipments (where Foreign Exchange Remittance is involved) where the Shipper has obtained a GR1 Form Waiver from the Reserve Bank of India.

All shipments are forwarded under courier Shipping Bill for Exports, and are subject to examination and appraisal by the relevant customs authorities. Customs are liable to detain shipments where the values are in question, and could permit export only upon receiving proof of values OR, in the event the Shipper is unable to substantiate proof of value, release the shipment back to the Shipper after levy of a fine/penalty for value misdeclaration.

The Bureau Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) and Airline Security restrictions apply for courier shipments where Electronics, Bulk Drugs and Chemicals are restricted for carriage. Further, packages above 32 kgs are also restricted for carriage due to requirements at the destination

Carriage of shipments on the Courier Export Mode are subject to customs paperwork requirements specified by the destination.

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Freight Mode Exports

•	Introduction
•	Shipper's Letter of Instruction
•	One-Time Registration with Customs EDI Systems
•	Bank Letter Registration
•	SDF Form
•	Export Invoice
•	Shipping Bill For Exports
•	Repair and Return Items
•	Gifts & Samples by the Freight Mode
•	Export of Pharmaceuticals
•	Chemicals
•	Additional Documentation for Garments/ Fabrics destined to USA
•	Packaging

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Prohibited Items for International Services : The following items are unacceptable for carriage to all international points:
•	Firearms, parts thereof and ammunition
•	All Dangerous Goods as defined by IATA
•	Indian Postal Articles
•	Corpses, cremated or disinterred remains
•	Foodstuffs/Perishable (Food and beverages requiring refrigeration or other environmental control)
•	Gambling Devices: Lottery tickets and gambling devices where prohibited by national, provincial, state or local law.
•	Live animals and plants (Note: Cut flowers are acceptable to Canada )
•	Money (Coins, Cash currency, Paper money and Negotiable Instruments.
•	Pornography
•	Shipments being processed under: - Carnets * :(allows temporary import for display, etc. without duties) - Drawback Claims * :(request for refund of import duties at the time of export) - Temporary Importation Bond * :(allows temporary import for repair, etc.) - State Department Licenses * :(May be referred to as "ITAR", munitions, list, "military", "dsp-5", "dsp-61", "dsp-73", or "dsp-85" shipments) - Inbond Shipments * :(shipments moving in or out of customs bonded warehouse or free trade zone, FTZ) - Certificate of Registration Shipments * :(shipments requiring presentation to U.S. customs prior to export) - Drug Enforcement Agency * :(DEA) Shipments (Shipments regulated by DEA)
•	Dry Ice (including that used for packaging).
ADDITIONALLY: - Any shipment which would be likely to cause damage, or delay to equipment, personnel or other shipments - Any shipment which may require the carrier to obtain a license for its transportation - Any item whose carriage is prohibited by any law, statute or regulations of the country of origin or destination, or of any country through which the shipment may transit.