• 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.

The import duty for bringing laptops into India is zero. However you are limited to 1 laptop per passenger.For the second one, you need to pay customs duty.

Table of Contents

Starting Exports

• Chapter 1 Starting Export Introduction

• Chapter 2 Basic Planning For Export
• Chapter 3 Identifying Products For Export
• Chapter 4 Market Selection
• Chapter 5 SWOT Analysis
• Chapter 6 Registration of Exporters
• Chapter 7 Export License
• Chapter 8 Myths About Exporting
• Chapter 9 Export Sales Leads
• Chapter 10 Exporting Product Samples
• Chapter 11 Export Pricing And Costing
• Chapter 12 Understanding Foreign Exchange Rates
• Chapter 13 Appointing A Sales Agents
• Chapter 14 Export Risks Management
• Chapter 15 Packaging And Labeling Of Goods
• Chapter 16 Inspection Certificates And Quality Control
• Chapter 17 Export Documents
• Chapter 18 Custom Procedure For Export
• Chapter 19 Invisible Export
• Chapter 20 Export To SAARC
• Chapter 21 Export To CIS
• Chapter 22 Organisations Supporting Exporters

Starting Imports

• 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 15Import 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 MedicineImport of Drugs And Medicine
• Chapter 20 Import of Scrap And Waste Products
• Chapter 21 Import Laptops And Computers
• Chapter 22Import Dos And Donts

Exports Finance

• Chapter 1 - Payment Methods In Export Import
• Chapter 2 - Payment Collection Against Bills
• Chapter 3 - Letter Of Credit (L/c)
• Chapter 4 - Trade Documents
• Chapter 5 - Pre Shipment Trade Finance
• Chapter 6 - Post Shipment Finance
• Chapter 7 - Forfeiting Factoring
• Chapter 8 - Bank Guarantees
• Chapter 9 - Transport Risk
• Chapter 10 - Contract Credit Risk
• Chapter 11 -Country Political Risk
• Chapter 12 -Currency Risk
• Chapter 13 - Export Import (Exim) Policy
• Chapter 14 - Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA)
• Chapter 15 - Fedai Guidlines