Topic > Export Procedure for Export of Goods from India

 DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR EXPORT OF GOODS FROM INDIA TO A FOREIGN COUNTRY: The export procedure describes the documents required for export from India. Special documents may be required depending on the type of product or destination. Some export products may require a quality control inspection certificate from the Export Inspection Agency. Some food and pharmaceutical products may require a health or sanitary certificate for export. The shipping invoice/export invoice is the main document required by the customs authority to allow shipment. Usually the shipping bill is of four types and the main distinction is the goods subject to certain conditions mentioned below: Export duty/cessation Duty free/cessation Right to drawback of duty Right to credit of duty under the DEPB regime Re-export of imported goodsThe following are the export documents required for processing of shipping bill: GR forms (in duplicate) for shipment to all countries. 4 copies of packing slip mentioning the contents, quantity, gross and net weight of each package. 4 copies of invoices containing all relevant details such as number of packages, quantity, unit rate, total FOB/CIF value, correct and complete description of the goods, etc. Contract, L/C, Purchase Order from foreign buyer. AR4 (both original and duplicate) and invoice. Inspection/examination certificate. The formats presented for shipping bill are as follows: Blank shipping bill in triplicate for export of duty free goods.  Green shipping bill in triplicate for export of duty drawback goods. Yellow shipping bill in triplicate for export of duty drawback goods. Blue Sh...... half of sheet...... artistic property or relating to false trademarks, false indications of origin or other methods of unfair competition. ARTICLE XII To facilitate the effective and harmonious implementation of this Treaty, the Contracting Parties shall consult each other regularly. ARTICLE XII (a) This Treaty shall enter into force on the date of its signature. It shall supersede the Treaty of Commerce concluded between the Government of India and the Government of Nepal on 6 December 1991, as amended or modified from time to time. (b) This Treaty shall remain in force for a period of seven years and shall be automatically extended for further periods of consecutive seven years, unless either Party notifies the other in writing three months in advance of its intention to to withdraw from the Treaty.