Courier Agencies abroad refusing to book gift consignments to India due to Customs Embargo
CBEC has received representations regarding problems faced by Indians abroad who wish to send gift items to India by means of courier. It seems that courier agencies abroad are refusing to book bona fide gift consignments for export to India citing non-clearance and embargo imposed on such gift-parcels by Indian Customs. Board wants any such incidence to be brought to its notice.
Board advises the Chief Commissioners that the existing instructions on import of bona fide gift items through Post/Courier should be scrupulously followed.
Only yesterday, DDT praised the Board to the skies for a precise and clear circular. Here is a circular which is typical of instructions from the top - as vague as possible. Board wants extant instructions to be followed; they don't say what those extant instructions are.
CBEC Instructions in F.No.450/179/2015-Cus.IV., Dated: April 11, 2016