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Postal Imports Regulations, 2025

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..... Regulations shall apply to assessment and clearance of goods imported through Foreign Post Offices notified under clause (e) of sub section (1) of section 7 of the Customs Act, 1962. (2) These regulations shall not apply to:- (a) the following imported goods requiring testing of samples thereof before their clearance, namely: - (i) animals and parts thereof, plants and parts thereof; (ii) perishables; (iii) publications containing maps depicting incorrect boundaries of India; (iv) precious and semi-precious stones, gold or silver in any form; (b) import of goods under any export promotion scheme referred to in the Foreign Trade Policy 2009-14 or 2015-20 or 2023, as the case may be. 3. Definitions : - (1) In these regulations, .....

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..... these regulations; (j) Any reference to the Commissioner of Customs in these regulations shall include a reference to the Principal Commissioner of Customs for the purpose of these regulations. (2) The words used and not defined in these regulations but defined in the Act, shall have the same meanings respectively as assigned to them in the Act. 4. Entry to be made, list of goods to be presented and Postal Bill of Import to be filed.- (1) Form CN 22, Form CN 23 or Form CP 72, as the case may be, affixed to the parcels and containing, inter alia, the description of goods, quantity and value thereof, shall be deemed to be an entry for import at the Foreign Post Office from where the goods are to be cleared. (2) The Postal Authority shal .....

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..... oods for which the Electronic Advance Data has not been made available, the risk-based assessment may be performed after the goods are presented by the Postal Authority along with the list of goods referred in sub-regulation (2) of regulation 4. (4) For the purpose of verification, the proper officer of Customs may require the importer, or his authorised agent, to produce any document or information as may be necessary. (5) Where the proper officer is satisfied that the goods are not prohibited, he may make an order permitting clearance after completion of the customs procedure and such order shall be communicated, electronically, to the Postal Authority, importer or his authorised agent or as the case may be. (6) No Parcel shall be deli .....

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..... dings are ongoing, the importer shall retain such documents until such proceedings are concluded. 8. Role and responsibilities of authorised agent.- (1) Any obligation required to be fulfilled by the importer can also be fulfilled by his authorised agent. (2) The importer authorising such agent shall be fully responsible for all the operations and transactions performed by such agent on his behalf and shall be liable for payment of any dues owed to the government or penal provisions as applicable under these regulations or the Act or any other law for the time being in force. (3) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-regulation (2), the authorised agent shall be governed by the regulations made under sections 146, and 147 of the Act. .....

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..... ustoms. (7) The Postal Authority shall provide for secure transfer or movement of goods wherever transshipment is required, in terms of existing legal framework. 10. Penalty.- Without prejudice to any other action which may be taken under the Act, rules or regulations made thereunder or any other law for the time being in force, any person who contravenes any of the provisions of these regulations or abets such contravention or fails to comply with any of the provision of these regulations with which it was his duty to comply, shall be liable to a penalty to an extent of the amount specified under clause (ii) of sub-section (2) of section 158 of the Act. 11. Power to Relax.- If the Commissioner of Customs is satisfied that in relation to .....

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..... ler Name and Address of Consignor if not same as Seller Country of Origin GSTIN of E-commerce Operator URL (name of Website) Payment Transaction ID (11) (12) (13) (14) (15) (16) Invoice Details   Invoice No and date Currency Code   Exchange Rate Invoice Terms (FOB or CIF or Exworks) Invoice Value   Invoice Value (INR) Frei ght (INR ) Insurance (INR) Com missio ns (INR) Load ing (INR ) Miscellaneous Charge (INR) SVB Loading (INR) Handling charges (INR) Total Assessable Value (INR) (17) (18) (19) (20) (21) (22) (23) (24) (25) (26) (27) (28) (29) (30) Item wise Details Customs Duty Cess or Surcharge Addl Duty or IGST S. No. D .....

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