International Courier Terminal (ICT):
(a) 14 Customs Airports in India designated to handle Courier operations, Delhi being the largest.
(b) 08 locations handle clearances under electronic mode for fastest clearance.
(c) Faster movement of goods and shipments with 100% X-Ray screening of Import/ Export shipments having very limited physical examination based on Risk Management System (RMS) intervention.
(d) 24*7 operations for expeditious clearance.
(e) Obligations on individuals to provide KYC documents including proof of address and authorisation to courier to pay duty on their behalf for expeditious clearance.
(f) All goods can be imported through Courier except few, namely-
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- Animals and parts thereof, plants and parts thereof;
- Perishables;
- Publications containing maps depicting incorrect boundaries of India;
- Precious and semi-precious stones, Gold or Silver in any form;
- Import under any Export Promotion Schemes except EOU and MEIS scheme with consignment valued up to Rs 5 Lakh.
(g) All goods up to Rs 5 Lakh can be exported except goods subjected to export levy or under any export promotion schemes other than EOU and Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS) with consignment value up to Rs 5 Lakh.
(h) Gems and Jewellery export are allowed through courier up to a value of Rs 5 lakh.
(i) More than 60 Courier Companies are at work at NCT, Delhi.
(j) Any financially solvent entity having assets of more than R 25 Lakh can get registered as authorised courier, after meeting specified conditions.
(k) Registration once granted to authorised courier has been made valid for life but gets invalidated if not in operation for a continuous period of 01 year. The registration can be got revalidated within 90 days after payment of prescribed fee and on fulfilment of prescribed conditions.
Foreign Post Office (FPO):
(a) 28 FPOs have been notified by Customs to handle import and export of Goods by Posts.
(b) Import and Export allowed through simplified declarations.
(c) Export of ordinary and registered letter, Express Mail Service (EMS) i.e., Speed Post and Air Parcel is allowed.
(d) Import of Documents/ Letters/ Mails, Registered/ Unregistered Parcels, Samples/ Prototypes/ Gifts and Commercial Consignments is allowed.
Duty Structure:
(a) Import of bonafide commercial samples up to a value of R 10,000/- is allowed duty free.
(b) Personal imports i.e. imports by any person for personal use, not connected with trade or manufacture or agriculture attract a duty of
42.08%. Personal import does not include import of motor vehicles, alcoholic beverages and tobacco products.
(c) Commercial imports attract duty as per the classification of products imported.
(d) Import of gifts except Rakhi, lifesaving medicines or drugs attracts a duty of 77%.
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(Updated as on November 2022 – Source- CBIC)