Import of Laptops and Personal Computers.

• Introduction
• Export Certificate
• Import of Second hand computers etc

Introduction
According to the new rules, a person of 18 years of age and has stayed more then 3 days overseas can get a laptop to India duty free as a part of baggage. However, it should also be noted that an individual can only

Export Certificate
Laptops or any other goods of high value taken out from India by a passenger while going abroad can be imported again into India free of duty provided the passenger had received an export certificate from the Customs in respect of that particular item while going abroad.

Import of Second hand computers etc
The Government of India exempts second hand computers and computer peripherals including printer, plotter, scanner, monitor, keyboard and storage unit from the whole of duty and additional duty of customs liable thereon under the First Schedule of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), when received as donation by –

• A School run by the Central Government or, Government of a State or, a Union territory or, a local body;
• An Educational Institution run on non-commercial basis by any organization;
• A Registered Charitable Hospital.
• A Public Library.
• A Public Funded Research and Development Establishment.
• A Community Information Centre run by, the Central Government or, Government of a State or, a Union territory or, local body.
•  An Adult Education Centre run by the Central Government or, Government of a State or, a Union territory or, a local body.

Table of Contents

• Chapter 1 Starting Import Introduction
• Chapter 2 Preliminaries for Starting Import Business
• Chapter 3 Registration of Importers
• Chapter 4 Guidelines And Rules for Import
• Chapter 5 Selecting The Overseas Exporter
• Chapter 6 Import License
• Chapter 7 Import Trade Governing Bodies
• Chapter 8 Import of Samples
• Chapter 9 Finalizing The Terms of Import
• Chapter 10 Import Duties
• Chapter 11 Import Risks
• Chapter 12 Import Incentives under Special Schemes
• Chapter 13 Methods of Payment in Import Trade
• Chapter 14 Import of Personal Baggage
• Chapter 15 Import of Gifts
• Chapter 16 Impor of Cars Vehicle Commerical and Non Commercial
• Chapter 17 Import of Gold And Silver by NRI
• Chapter 19 Custom Clearance of Imported Goods
• Chapter 18 Import of Drugs And Medicine
• Chapter 20 Import of Scrap And Waste Products
• Chapter 21 Import Laptops And Computers
• Chapter 22 Import Dos And Donts