No customs duty on import of food stuff by foreigners for personal use . Provided that -
(i) the aggregate c.i.f. value of such foodstuffs and provisions so imported by any such person in a year
shall not exceed Rs. 1,00,000; and
(ii) the importer secures the foreign currency required for importing such foodstuffs and provisions from the funds available to him in the foreign country.
Ravindra Kumar
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what we do
We have specialization to provide advisory services on complex statutory Compliance and policy-related matters under areas of Logistics (Import & Export), Taxation (GST & Customs), Foreign Trade & Investment (DGFT), Food Safety (FSSAI), Weights & Measures (Legal Metrology), Wireless & Telecommunication Products (WPC) and Chartered Engineering services.
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Thursday, August 28, 2008
Foodstuffs and provisions, imported by foreigners for personal use
I did my graduation from IIT Delhi ,Post Graduate Diploma in Supply Chain and Logistics from LIBA Chennai and LLB from CCSU,Meerut.Worked five years in the BHEL then fifteen years in the Customs department.Currently practicing as Indirect Tax Consultant.