International Post Guide - Australia Post
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<strong>International</strong> <strong>Post</strong> <strong>Guide</strong> 145<br />
INDIA – continued<br />
2 Parcels by Air Mail – continued<br />
Sealing of packages with Extra Cover<br />
Senders should seal Extra Cover packages with lead seals, wax seals, by sewing in calico, or by some<br />
other effective means. All seals should bear the same special design or mark of the sender.<br />
3 Registered <strong>Post</strong> <strong>International</strong><br />
Registered <strong>Post</strong> <strong>International</strong> is not available to some localities in the State of Jammu. India pays<br />
compensation only in case of total loss, total theft or destruction of the article.<br />
Import restrictions<br />
Senders should determine import restrictions from Indian authorities before posting:<br />
Alcohol, wine<br />
Antiques<br />
Arms and ammunition<br />
Bees<br />
Cinefilms, non-inflammable<br />
Cameras<br />
Computer systems<br />
Consumer electronic goods<br />
Cotton<br />
Drawing and mathematical<br />
equipment<br />
Films and videos<br />
Fountain pens and parts<br />
Gold and silver<br />
Jewellery<br />
Liqueurs<br />
Medicines<br />
Pencils, lead or propelling<br />
Perfumes<br />
Plants, fruit and seeds<br />
Precious stones and synthetic<br />
stones or gems<br />
Radio and wireless apparatus<br />
Silk and objects made of silk<br />
Sports goods and equipment<br />
Tobacco, cigars and cigarettes<br />
Watches and watch parts<br />
Wool.<br />
Perishable articles and edible substances<br />
Send perishable articles and edible substances by Air Mail.<br />
Gifts<br />
India admits gift packages up to 100 rupees without an import permit.<br />
Customs duty<br />
India calculates customs duty on all items. Books and magazines are duty-free.<br />
Special documentation<br />
India requires an import permit for all commercial goods. Before posting any item, senders should<br />
confirm that the addressee has any necessary permit.<br />
The customs declaration for all commercial goods must state that an invoice in duplicate and a<br />
Certificate of Origin are enclosed.<br />
Prohibitions<br />
In addition to items prohibited by Dangerous and Prohibited Goods & Packaging <strong>Post</strong> <strong>Guide</strong> and<br />
ECI and EPI-Parcels Regulations (see �5.8.2), India prohibits:<br />
Fat of animal origin Items contrary to the political, Lottery tickets and circulars<br />
social or moral order of the<br />
State<br />
September 2007<br />
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