Documents for Imports
Import clearance through customs in India involves complex and time consuming procedures in the following few pages we have endeavored to enlist in detail almost all the aspects of clearance. We have endeavored to highlight the whole import procedure along with a flow chart. List of documents required for clearance of import consignments.
- Bill of Lading (Original Bill of Lading should be duly signed and stamped by the bank on the reverse side of documents if through bank, and should also be endorsed by an authorized person with the company’s stamp, giving his designation).
- Invoice.
- Packing List.
- Indent / Proforma Invoice/Purchase Order (Specially the document which is referred to in the Invoice).
- Catalogue / Technical Literature.
- Copy of L / C.
- Insurance Certificate / Insurance Premium Memo required only if terms are C & F / F. O. B.
- Certificate of Origin.
- Valuation & Declaration Forms - Duly filled and signed.
- I. E. C Code No.
- Industrial Licence / S. S. I. Registration.
- Permanent Income Tax. Account No.
- Modvat Declaration (if applicable).
- Freight Certificate & Freight Bill (if freight payable in India).
- Authority Letter to Custom House Agent. (i. e. KPV INDIA.).
- Original Documents (Bank Attested).
All the above listed documents are required for the clearance of any import consignment. However, certain additional documents are also required other than those mentioned above, for different types of products, different schemes under which they are imported or by different modes they are imported.
