CHARITABLE AND MISSIONARY INSTITUTIONS

(a) Import of vehicle such as utility vans, ambulances, station wagons, jeeps, passenger cars is permitted as gift, subject to the condition that the importer is an established institution and is functioning for the common benefit of the community, and subject further to the production of necessary clearance under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 1970.

(b) Payment of Customs duty may be made in Indian Rupees.

(c) The vehicle shall not be sold, transferred or disposed off in any manner by the importer for a period of five years from the date of importation of the vehicle into India. If the importer wants to dispose off the vehicle within this period he shall be free to sell it to State Trading Corporation of India or to an eligible importer covered by any one of the categories C, D, E and F mentioned in this Public Notice.

Last update on: 6 July 1998.