1. Andhra Pradesh

Inbound Shipments TIN No of consignee is must on all invoices and shipments send to Andhra Pradesh, If shipment is send to an unregistered dealer then shipper formal declaration is must. Invoice must have APST NOS.

Outbound Shipments Form X/600 is mandatory.

It is used by the concerned Circle Sales Tax Office to the consignor, which is handed over to our pickup staff along with the invoice at the time of pickup.

Shipments traveling without Form X/600 are liable to be impounded and penalized.

TIN No. of the consignee is must on invoices.

EXEMPTED SHIPMENTS

All shipments not featuring in the list given below are exempted from payment of Sales Tax and do not require Form X/600.

Inbound Shipments

ITEMS THAT REQUIRE FORM X/600

Form X/600 is mandatory for select shipments traveling to Andhra Pradesh. A list of such shipments is appended below for reference.

Timber and logs cut into sizes such as beams, raffers and planks.

All pulses and dal i.e. Green gram, Black gram, Gulab gram, Tur dal, Masur dal, Moog dal and Kesari dal, the import these stuff would be under 14A and 15 III Schedule of APGST Act.

Electrical goods such as Electrical wires, Switches and Switch bozes , all kind of Bulbs and lights, Washing machine, transformers and generators.

Part and accessories of automobiles and automobile spare parts, including spare of Tractors and bulldozers.

All kind of foot wear including plastic footwear, Spares of shoes, shoe polishes of All kind, polish brushes and shoes horns.

Paper of all kinds i.e. raw paper rolls / bundles , Beedi leaves.

Iron and steel.

The Form is a self-declaration from the shipper giving details of the Shipment, with description and Value of the goods copy of the form is to be submitted at the check post..

In the absence of CST & TIN/LST numbers of the Consignee Invoice carrying Central Sales Tax of 10% is acceptable.

Form X and Form 600; both are same Sale Tax Form.

2. Assam

Sales Tax Form 61 is required for all Inbound shipments.

All Commercial shipments including Stock Transfers, irrespective of the value require to travel under Form 61.

All Non commercial shipments irrespective of the value require to travel under Form 62.

Both Forms validity dates are 6 months from the date of issuance.

After procuring the form from the sales tax department the consignee sends this to consignor. The form is to be collected from the shipper at the time of pick up.

The Form needs to bear the seal and signature of the Shipper, Consignee and the sales tax authorities of Assam. With out the seal and signature of any one mentioned above the form is considered to be invalid

Exempted Shipments:

All personal shipment destined to the state of Assam is exempt from payment of Sales Tax except

-Very high value shipments

-Large quantities of a said product�for instance 10 computers consigned to an individual

3. Bihar

Out bound shipments

Form D X is required for shipments traveling out of Bihar.

Inbound shipments

All commercial shipments must travel under Form No. D IX ;also known as Bihar road permit whose value are over Rs.10000.

Bihar Sales Tax Department issues this form to all registered dealers. After procuring the form from the sales tax department the consignee sends it to the consignor who will handover the same along with other paperwork's to our pickup staff.

The Form needs to bear the seal and signature of the Consignee and the sales tax authorities of Bihar. With out the seal and signature of any one mentioned above the form is deemed invalid.

Required affidavit copy for shipments consigned to unregistered dealer.

Shipments below Rs.10000 do not require Form but Entry Tax will be applicable on them.

Both Incoming & outgoing Forms have validity period of 1 year from the date of issue.

4. Chhatisgarh

Inbound shipments

All commercial shipments for Chhatisgarh must have TIN NOS OF SHIPPER & CONSIGNEE.

All non-commercial shipments for Chhatisgarh must have Form No. 60. Sales tax department issues this form to the applicant in Chhatisgarh. After procuring the Form from the sales tax department the consignee sends this to consignor. The form is to be collected from the shipper at the time of pick up.

The Form needs to bear the seal and signature of the Shipper, Consignee and the sales tax authorities of Chhatisgarh. With out the seal and signature of any one mentioned above the form is considered to be invalid.

5. Gujarat

Inbound shipments

Form 403 is required for shipments traveling to Gujarat. Octroi is not applicable in Gujarat.

Out bound shipments

Shipments travelling out of Gujarat must be accompanied by Form 402.

The Form is a self declaration from the shipper giving details of the shipment with description and Value of the goods. A copy of the form is to be submitted at the check post while the Shipment is being taken out of the state.

If the shipments are found to be traveling without Form 402 the same are liable to be seized and penalty levied.

6. Harayana

Inbound Shipments:

Vat Form38 (Inward) is a must for all Inbound Commercial shipments valued over Rs.24,999/- .

The Consignee has to procure the forms from the sales tax authorities and has to send the same to the shipper which should be handed over to the pickup staff. Seal and signature of the Consignee, the Shipper and the Sales tax authorities of Haryana, is must.

Form 38 is in two parts - original and counterfoil. The consignee after procuring the form has to fill his Sales tax registration details on the original and sent to the Shipper.

At the time of dispatch of the goods the shipper has to fill in the consignment details with value. While the shipment is taken into the state limits of Haryana, the transporter has to fill the vehicle details on the same original foil.

At the time of delivery the original form is to be delivered to the consignee who in turn has submit the same to the sales tax authorities for computation of tax. The counter foil is retained by the consignee after all details mentioned on the original form are copied on the counter foil.

Shipments travelling to Haryana as stock transfer or consigned to an individual with value of Rs 25,000 or more require Form 38.

Exempted shipments to Haryana

Any Shipment; no matter what the content, with value of Rs 24,999 or less is exempted from Sales tax. But declaration from consignee helps in clearance at check post.

Outbound Shipments:

Vat Form 38 (Outward) is a must for all outbound commercial shipments without a value limit

7. Jammu & Kashmir

Inbound Shipments:

VAT Form 65 is a must for all Inbound commercial shipments valued over Rs 4999.

The Carrier needs to ensure the Sales tax numbers correctly and clearly mentioned while filling the VAT65.

At the time of delivery one copy of the form is to be endorsed by the consignee and handed over to the carrier who has to submit the same back at the point of issuance of the form.

Entry tax is applicable. Even Govt. organizations are not exempted from payment of Entry Tax.

8. Jharkhand

Inbound shipments

FORM JVAT 504G is a must for all Commercial shipments consigned to Jharkhand .

The FORM JVAT 504G is issued by the sales tax department to all registered dealers.

The FORM JVAT 504G is to be collected by the consignor and sent to the consignee, who will handover the same to SHREE MARUTI COURIER SERVICE PVT LTD pickup staff along with the Invoice.

The form JVAT 504 G should bear the seal and signature of the Consignee and the sales tax authorities.

Any FORM found with out the seal and signature of any one mentioned above could result in the Permit being considered as invalid.

TIN no and PAN is a must on the FORM JVAT 504G.

Affidavit copy is required for the Shipment to the individual.

For within the State Transportation; JVAT 503 is required.

JVAT 502 is for individual inbound shipments. It is the application for transporting of certain Goods & for obtaining Permit thereof.

JVAT 504P is for registered dealers within state. It is applicable for value More than Rs.50000.

Out bound shipments

However, all commercial shipments irrespective of the value picked up for delivery outside the state must travel under a Jharkhand FORM JVAT 504B.

9. Karnataka

Inbound shipments

It has been clarified by Authorities that Unique Number or Form e-Sugam is MUST from 1st March 2011. As per information any shipment travelling into Karnataka must fulfill above requirements which will help in clearance.

The process is as detailed below which has to be followed by Shipper/Consignee

1) Registered Dealer in Karnataka who brings shipments into Karnataka can enter the details of shipments been purchased in system by using the password, after which system will generate Unique No, After getting the Number he can print the Form with details. He has to then forwarded the Form to Shipper who can handover to SHREE MARUTI COURIER SERVICE PVT LTD for carrying shipments into Karnataka.

2) Consignee also can note down the UNIQUE NO which will be 10 digits and pass it to Shipper who in turn can write on invoice and handover the shipments to BD. AS PER ABOVE INFORMATION SHIPMENTS CAN TRAVEL WITHOUT FORM e- SUGAM (WITHOUT HARD COPY) , BUT UNIQUE NO IS MUST & MANDATORY ON INVOICE TO AVOID DELAY IN CLEARANCE & PENALTIES

UNIQUE NO has to be correct and person writing the no has to write and verify the no before handing over the shipments. Pickup Staff has also to ensure that 10 digit no is provided and check if Contact no of Consignee has been written on Invoice for further clarifications if any.

3) Once the Unique No./Form is handed over to Authorities by Transporter/Carrier they will get the same checked and registered in system by mentioning the date of checking & clearance with Name and Designation.

IMPORTANT NOTES

NOTE 1 : PERSONAL SHIPMENTS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY CAN TRAVEL ON PRINTED DECLARATION WITH CONSIGNEE/SHIPPERS COMPLETE ADDRESS ALONG WITH CONTACT NO OF CONSIGNEE, IDENTIFICATION PROOF WILL GIVE MORE GENUINESS OF SHIPMENT AND WILL HELP IN FASTER CLEARANCE.

NOTE 2 : SHIPMENTS OF BANKS /FINANCIAL/EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS CAN TRAVEL IF VALUE UPTO 50K.WITH A DECLARATION ON LETTER HEAD FROM RESEPCTIVE BANKS/FINANCIAL INSTITUTION THAT SAME IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY AND NOT FOR ANY COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS.TELEPHONE/CONTACT NOS ARE MUST IN SUCH CASES

IF VALUE IS HIGH ABOVE 50K THEN THEY HAVE TO APPROACH COMMERCIAL TAX DEPT AND GET EXEMPTION. (ANY BANKS/INSTITUTION BRINGING BULK SHIPMENTS FOR OWN USE).

IF THE ABOVE INSTITUTIONS ARE REGISTERED WITH COMMERCIAL TAX DEPT THEN ,E-SUGAM FORM IS MUST.

NOTE 3 : FORM E-SUGAM IS MUST FOR ALL STOCK TANSFERS DONE BY COMMERCIAL ORGANISTAION/REGISTRED DEALERS.

NOTE 4: FOR BRINGING DEMO SHIPMENTS INTO KARNATAKA THE RESPECTIVE PERSON/ORGNISATION HAS TO APPLY IN WRITING TO COMMERCIAL TAX DEPT AND GET EXEMPTION WHICH HAS TO BE HANDED OVER TO SHREE MARUTI COURIER SERVICE PVT LTD ALONG WITH SHIPMENTS.

E-Sugam Form applicability for items inbound into Karnataka

1.	All kinds of Automobile Parts and accessories.
2	All kinds of Electrical goods and Appliances.
3	Cement.
4	Dry Fruits.
5	Edible Oil including Vanaspati.
6	Flooring/Wall ties of all kinds.
7	Glass.
8	Granite/Marble blocks; slabs and tiles.
9	Gutka.
10	Iron and Steel as described in item iv of Section 14 of the CST Act;1956.
11	Machinery of All kinds.
12	Plywood; Veneers; Boards including flooring boards and laminated sheets.
13	Timber including Eucalyptus and Casurina.

Outbound Shipments

1	Arecanut.
2	Cardamom.
3	Cashew.
4	Coffee Seeds.
5	Cotton.
6	Edible Oil including Vanaspathi.
7	Flooring/Wall tiles of all kinds.
8	Glass.
9	Granite/Marble Blocks; slabs and tiles.
10	Gutka.
11	Iron and Steel as described in item iv of Section 14 of the CST Act;1956.
12	Oil Seeds including coconut and copra.
13	Pepper.
14	Plywood;Veneer;Boards including flooring boards and laminated sheets.
15	Rubber.
16	Scrap of ferrous and non-ferrous metals.
17	Timber including Eucalyptus and Casurina.
18	Ores of all kinds.
19	All Kinds of electrical goods including Appliances.
20	All kinds of Automobile parts and accessories..

For all others moving outside not as a sale - like a stock transfer or being sent for repairs also Form E Sugam is to be used.

Every Registered Dealer will be provided with a Password & a unique Number while entering information into system. This number is to be provided at the Check post by the Transporter/Driver where vehicle will be interrupted within the State.

As per latest notification regarding E-Sugam Form; it is clarified by the Authority that putting Vehicle Number and LR/Air waybill Number for traveling shipments through Surface is not must.

Entry tax is applicable for selected items in Karnataka. The Items are Machinery, Lubricant Oil, Diesel, Sugar, Gutka, and all Tobacco products.

10. Kerala d

Outbound Shipments

Four copies of commercial invoice with the TIN & CST nos. of the shipper is Required.

In the absence of invoice, i.e., if the shpt travels out only with a delivery challan (or) stock transfer memo, Form 15/27B. Form 15/27B is in triplicate, serially machine numbered and marked original, duplicate & triplicate. The consignor obtains the form from Kerala sales Tax authority with their seal. Original is submitted to assessing authority, by the shipper, duplicate submitted to SHREE MARUTI COURIER SERVICE PVT LTDcarrier accompanies the shipment along with other paperwork and handed over to consignee at destination and triplicate retained by the consignor. These forms have no specific Validity Period.

Form 27-b is a mandatory requirement for all the goods comes out of the State.

For Inbound Shipments into Kerala:

FORM 16 IS MUST for inbound shipments to Kerala.

Four copies of Commercial invoice is required. The invoice should be in original (or) carbon copy. No fax/Xerox copies are accepted. FORM 16 duly filled in should accompany with the shipment.

For registered dealers, the TIN & CST Nos. of the c'nee to be mentioned in the invoice itself. (The c'nee should be a dealer of the goods imported).

For unregistered dealers (or) individuals, i.e., if they are importing goods for their own use, Form 16 (Certificate of ownership) should be submitted, which can be procured from the commercial/sales Tax office.

If the goods value exceeds Rs. 5000/-, the said form should be counter signed by an officer not below the rank of Assessing Authority (i.e., Commercial. Tax Officer/Sales Tax Officer) of the Circle in which the c'nee's place falls.

If the goods value is below Rs. 5000/- form 16 to be filed only with the c'nee's seal/sign. Form 16 can be downloaded from Internet. It has no validity period.

Note:

If the form 16 is not produced (or) not countersigned by an officer, goods will be detained by the regulatory authorities demanding to pay security deposit the %age of which varies for various commodities as mentioned below:

Ex:-
>> For Computer goods 8 %
>> For Electronic/electrical goods 25 %
>> For Mobile phones 25 %
>> For Xerox/fax machines 25 %
>> For Ready-made garments 8 %
>> For Medial equipments 25 %
>> For Furniture's 25 %

For Central/State government departments & institutions, self-signed Form 16 is required (without the countersign of the above said officer) along with a copy of Purchase order is required.

Advance Tax is to be paid for the following commodities at the rate mentioned against each item. If is computed from the value of the goods + freight charges + a gross profit @ 5% of the total value.

Commodities	Rate of Tax
Marble Slabs and Tiles	20%
Granite Slabs and Tiles	20%
Ceramic Floor and Wall Tilesincluding vitrified tiles	20%
Lift, Elavators and Escalators	12.50%
Glass Sheets	12.50%
Cuddapah Stones,Kotta Stones, any other similar stones and slabs	12.50%
Readymix Concrete	12.50%
Generator whether assembled or not	12.50%
Timber	12.50%
Live Chicken and Chicken meat	12.50%
Petroleum Products other than LPG	12.50%
Paints	20

For the goods imported from the other countries, original invoice, Xerox copy of bill of entry and original/carbon copy of delivery challan from the clearing & forwarding agent should be produced.

SPECIMEN COPY OF FORM-16 :
THE KERALA VALUE ADDED TAX RULES,2005
FORM NO. 16
CERTIFICATE OF OWNERSHIP
[See Rules 58 (18)]

1. Full name and address of the person who owns the goods. :

2. Details of the goods transported

       a. Number of Packages/cases/bundles/ bags etc. :
       b. Weight :
       c. The value of the goods estimated :

3. Extent of agricultural holdings with Suvey No. of the person mentioned : in item (1)

4. The name of the place to which the : goods are transported.

5. The name and the No. of the vehicle/vessel through which the : goods are transported.

6. The place from which the goods are transported :

7. The purpose for which the goods : are transported

8. If for sale the name and address of the person to whom he (the owner of : the goods) usually sell goods (if the purchaser is a registered dealer, the registration certificate No. and the officer in which is registered should also be given)

DECLARATION

I/We .....................declare that to the best of my/our knowledge that the information furnished above is true and correct.

Place:                                                  Name and Signature of the owner of the goods

Date :

Note : In case when the value of the goods exceeds Rs.5000/- this certificate should be counter signed by an officer of the Commercial Taxes Department of not below the rank of an assessing authority, with name, designation and office seal.

11. Madhya Pradesh

Inbound Shipments

Form 49 is mandatory for commercial shipments traveling to Madhya Pradesh.

Form 49 is applicable only for inbound shipments coming through Surface/Air mode.

Shipments which are coming through Railways require Form 60.Shipments coming through surface can not be accompanied with Form 60.

Form 50 is mandatory for personal/ non commercial shipments traveling to Madhya Pradesh.

Entry tax is applicable for Madhya Pradesh.

Note: Shipments exempted from payment of Entry Tax or Sales Tax forms are as under:

GOODS EXEMPTED FROM TAX
(effective from 13-03-2000)

Sr. No (1)	Description of goods (2)	Conditions and exceptions subject to which exemption has been allowed (3)
1	Agricultural implements as specified by the State Government by Notification in the Official Gazette
3	All kinds of roofing tiles and ridges excepting Mangalore, Bagra, Kusner and similar superior roofing tiles and ridges.
3	Articles used by physically handicapped persons, namely - (i) Artificial limbs (ii) Crutches, (iii) Calipers, (iv) Corrective shoes (v) Various kinds of spinal braces (vi) Wheel chairs (vii) Denis brown (viii) Various kinds of splints.
4	Fabrics on which Additional Excise Duty is levied or leviable under the Central Excise and Tariff Act, 1985 (No.5 of 1986) and all varieties of khadi cloth, handloom, cloth but excluding silk, silk cloth and hessian cloth.
5	Besan and chuni of pulses, atta, maida, suji, rawa, daliya, flour, husk and bran of cereals and pulses.
6	Biogas plants
7	Book, Almancs, panchangs, drawing books, exercise books, periodicals and journals.
8	Braille writer, braille shorthand writer, braille watch, braille writing frame, braille mathematical instruments, braille globes and maps (Geography), braille thermometer, braille lectometer and braille barometer.
9	Charkgha including Amber Charkha and its parts including wooden and rubber parts, implements used in the production of Khaddar or Khadi as defined in clause (b) of section 2 of the Madhya Pradesh Sales of Khaddar Act, 1953 (X of 1953), Handlooms including pit looms frame looms, light shuttle looms and paddle looms.
10	Condoms and contraceptives
11	Cowdung and products thereof
12	Curd, lassi, butter milk, fresh milk excluding sweetened and coloured milk sold in sealed containers.
13	Electrical energy
14	Sugar and khandsari on which additional excise duty is levied or leviable under the Central Excise and Tariff Act 1985 (No.5 of 1986), excluding mishri, chironji and batasha.
15	Tobacco manufactured or unmanufactured, cured or uncured and tabacco, products including cigarettees, cigars, cheroots and bidis, on which additional excise duty is levied or leviable under the Central Excise and Tariff Act, 1985 (No 5 of 1986) and gudakhu.
16	Fresh vegetables (Including potatoes and onion), Ginger (excluding dried ginger), Garlic, Singhada, Fresh fruits, Fresh flowers and sugar cane.
17	Frozen and liquid semen of cattle
18	Goods on which duty is or may be levied under the Madhya Pradesh Excise Act 1915 (No.2 of 1915) other than medicinal and toilet prearations specified for the time being in the Schedule to the Medicinal and Toilet Preparations (Excise Duties) Act, 1955 (No.16 of 1955).
19	Human blood and human blood plasma, pace makers and artificial valve used in human hearts
20	Kumkum, Sindoor, all kinds of bangles (excluding those made of Ivory, Gold or Silver) Bichhia, Mangal Sutra of the value not exceeding Rs. 500/-, Bindi made of plastic or lac, Kajal, Mehandi, Rakhi or ornaments of Kathir, German Silver or Aluminium
21	Newsprint	When sold by a dealer registered under the Act to a newspaper establishement holding a certificate issued by the dictorate of Public Relations, Madhya Pradesh, to the effect that the news paper establishment is publishing a newspaper and such establishment furnishes a declaration to the effect that the newsprint being purchased is for the publication of the newspaper according to their certified circulation.
22	Nipples made of rubber and Feeding Bottles with rubber nipples
23	Organic manure
24	Philatelic stamps, kites
25	Products of such village industries as the State Government may by notification specify	When sold by producer and/or organisation certified for the purpose by Khadi and Village Industries Commission constituted under the Khadi and Village Industries Commission Act, 1956 (No.61 of 1956) or the Madhya Pradesh Khadi and Gramodhyog Board constituted under the Madhya Pradesh Khadi Tatha Gramodhyog Adhiniyam, 1978.
26	Quinine
27	Renewable energy devices or equipments that is to say i. Flat plat solar collectors ii. Concentrating and pipe type solar collectors iii. Solar cookers, iv. Solar water heaters v. Solar crop driers and systems vi. Solar air/gas/fluid heating system vii. Solar refrigeration, cold storages and air conditioning system viii. Solar stills and desalination systemix. Solar pumps based on Solar Thermal and Solar photovoltaic conversionx. Solar power generating systems xi. Solar ohoto voltaic modules and panels for water pumping and other applicatins xii. Windmills and any specially designed devices which run on windmills xiii. Any special devices including electricity generators and permps running on wind energy xiv. Bio-gas engines and bio-gas plant and accessories and equipments connected therewith for utilising energy from bio-gas. xv. Agrigultural and Municipal waste conversion devices producing energy from biomass xvi. Equipment for utilising ocean waves Hydrams or Hydraulic ram or similar other devices using energy derived from flowing or stored up water
28	Salt
29	Sirali, bageshi, baroo, date leaves, baskets made out of such leaves, tattas, fans, curtains, mattings and other goods made thereof, handmade sooma and germa, handmade barahi of leather, utensils and decorative articles made of bamboo and fibrous plant like sabai, shisal etc. muddas made of sarkanda, done and pattal, phool bahari jhadoo and earthenware made by kumhars (potters)
30	(i) Seeds, plants and bulbs of vegetables, grass, fruits and flowers other than methi, dhanya and the seeds which are covered by the term 'oilseeds' specified in Sec14(vi) of the Central Sales Tax Act, 1956 (No.74 of 1956). (ii) Certified seeds and truhfully treated seeds.
31	Unbranded bread, eggs, meat, livestock, poultry, fish and fish seed.
32	Water other than aerted, mineral and distilled water and water sold in sealed containers.
33	Wooden Bullock cart, wooden wheels and bullock cart axle of iron and steel.
34	Writing slate and slate pencils, chalk sticks, crayons and foot rules.

12. Maharashtra

In the absence of CST/TIN number of consignee invoice carrying Central Sales Tax of 10% is applicable.

- Octroi is applicable in Maharashtra

- Maharashtra is one of the state in the country, which still has octroiable zones.

The below listed SHREE MARUTI COURIER SERVICE PVT LTD locations are octroiable zones

Area	Code	Area
Nagpur	NGP	Sangli
Dombivili	DKU	Nasik
Mumbai	BOM	Pimpri & Chinchwardi
Kothrud (Pune)	KTD	Ahmednagar
Pune	PNQ	Akola

Manipur

** Octroi is removed in Kolhapur effective 1.4.2011.As per the new procedure one photo copy of the invoices of each shipment is to be submitted at the Check post naka.

** Octroi is removed in Aurangabad effective from 1.7.2011. LBT( Local Body Tax) which is 2% of declared value needs to be paid by the customers directly to the Corporation which is paid as per rules and process of LBT by filing returns.

OCTROI IN MUMBAI

Municipal Corporation of Mumbai is known as Bruhanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)

The BMC used to levy a tax called 'Town Duty' since 1912 for all articles imported into the town limits irrespective of whether the articles brought in were to be consumed, used or sold within its limit or not.

In 1965, Octroi a tax to be levied on specified articles at their time of entry into the limits of the Greater Bombay for consumption, use or sale was introduced. The Municipal Commissioner is empowered to frame rules, governing the procedures of levy, Assessment and collection of Octroi, refund and exemption.

Octroi is determined by Assessor and collector, assisted by Asst. Assessor and Collector and superintends and Inspectors. Posted in three shifts in all the four nakas.

EXEMPTION FROM OCTROI

CONTAINERS OF DURABLE NATURE

- Used containers of durable nature imported into Greater Bombay limits may be exempted from Octroi provided:

- Importer provides declaration that the consignment consists of used containers of durable nature and agrees to make cash deposit as may be fixed by Octroi authorities as a guarantee that such containers are exported from Greater Mumbai duly filled up.

- Importer agrees to render a monthly account of import and export of such empty containers to Octroi authorities.

- Containers of durable nature means containers of type that are ordinarily used more than once E.g. drums, barrels, gas cylinders, aerated water bottles, glass or plastic carboys for acids, chemicals etc.

EXEMPTION FOR PERSONAL LUGGAGE

- Articles brought in as personal luggage by any person may be exempted from octroi whether the person accompanies such luggage or not.

- The consignor/consignee has to give a declaration that the articles have been his property and are brought for his personal use or for the use of the family and are not for sale or for the use of other people

- Such exemptions are normally available for articles liable for Octroi of value up to Rs. 150/- and or weighting up to 20 kgs. - In case the value or the weight of the articles brought in as personal luggage exceeds the limit of free allowance the commissioner can use his discretion and decide whether to exempt from Octroi or not.

FOR PERSONAL BELONGINGS OF:

- Govt. officials or officials of the corporations is permissible on production of a certificate signed by the head of the Department to which the official belongs or incase of head of department by a secretary to State/Central Government or by a Deputy Municipal Commissioner and for a MP/MLA/MCC on production of a certificate signed by the concerned secretary attached to Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha, State assembly or State council.

- For retired Central/ State Government official for entry within a year from the date of retirement of production of a certifying the date of his retirement from Govt. service by his head of department or in case of head of department by a secretary to State/ Central Government.

- For family members of a State/Central Government official whose demise occurs while in service, for entry with in a year from the date of death on production of a certificate duly signed by the head of the department, about the status of the demised government official and the date of his death while in service.

- For diplomatic missions and diplomatic officers for articles imported through Mumbai for subsequent dispatch outside Mumbai on production of sufficient documentation to this effect.

- Articles imported by the following organizations, their officials and representatives for their bonafide use of production of declaration by them

a United Nations Organization
b. Internal civil Aviation Organization
c. World Health Organization
d. International Labour Organization
e. Food and Agricultural Organization of United nations
f. United Nations educational scientific and cultural Organization
g. Internal monitory fund
h. Internal Banking of reconstruction and development
i. Universal Postal union

And such Organizations of International Importance.

Shipments addressed to SEEPZ location in Mumbai require Exemption Certificate is obtained from Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai. At the time of Clearance same needs to be produced to BMC Authorities.

14. Orissa

PAPERWORK REQUIRED FOR ORISSA REGULATORY COMPLIANCE

THE FOLLOWING IS MANDATORY FOR ALL PACKAGES CONSIGNED TO LOCATIONS IN ORISSA.

1) If the Consignee is a Registered Dealer - Form 402 along with an Invoice with TIN/CST nos mentioned on it is mandatory. It is within the rights of the Sales tax officer examining the paperwork to disallow or impound such shipments, which are found traveling with hand written invoices.

2) If the Consignee is an unregistered dealer - Entry tax will be applicable. In addition, Form 402A and invoice is mandatory. The Consignee has to obtain the Form 402A from the local sales tax office by applying for the same along with a copy of the invoice of the consignment proposed to be imported.

3) If the Consignee is an Individual - If the shipment is addressed to his/her residential address Form 402A is exempted but Entry Tax is applicable. However such consignments must be addressed to the individual residential addresses only and not to their offices or even C/o Address.

4) If the Consignee is Govt/Embassy/Defense/Institutions - Entry tax will be applicable. In addition, Form 402A and invoice is mandatory. However the Orissa Sales Tax Commissioner is empowered to issue an Tax Exemption Certificate to such consignee.

5) In a nutshell; Form 402A is a must for Unregistered Dealer/ Clients. Entry Tax is applicable for such shipments. The Entry-tax is paid in Sales Tax office in Advance; form is to be obtained & send to origin( shipper) with receipt to be accompanied with the AWB.

As per the latest notification circulated by Orissa Commercial Tax authority; 4% VAT tax will be applicable for Sugar & Textile fabrics items effective from 8.4.2011.

If it is a handloom saree , declaration has to be taken from authenticated authority about the item , only then it will work as an exempted item.

15. Punjab

The invoice should bear the TIN no. of consignee.

In case the consignee has applied for CST/LST nos then A/F certificate from consignee is required for clearance. The consignee's CST number for Punjab should always be given with the registration date. e.g. CST no. '24182451 dated 08-05-92'.

Shipments for Mohali are covered by Punjab sales tax rules, though the routing is via. Chandigarh.

Shipment transiting through the state of Punjab:

Shipments that need to transit through the state of Punjab are to be cleared under Form 25.

This is a transit form, which needs to be filled by the carrier. The onus of getting the form cleared while the shipment leaves the boundaries of the state of Punjab lies with the carrier.

The carrier is liable for payment of penalty in case the Form 25 is not closed. Form 25 is a transit pass which needs to be opened and closed by the transported/carrier at the entry and exit check-post without fail.

Stock Transfer to accompany with the Gate Pass challan with Tin Number of shipper and consignee and stock Transfer letter on the Company Letter Head.

In case of non-registered consignees; purchase Order Copy Required. Shipments going through Sales tax clearance at Shambhu Border; need Affidavit from Consignee factualising the Statement that it is not his personal usage and not for further Sales.

16. Rajasthan

The Sales Tax form of Rajasthan in known as Form 47.

Rajasthan Sales Tax Authority issues this form to the consignee. It is to be collected along with other paper works at pickup.

In case of Stock transfer of goods to a registered dealer in Rajasthan. The Shipment should accompany with a duly filled form 47. In the absence of the said form Penalty equivalent to 30% of the invoice value will be charged to the consignee.

Exempted Shipments :

If the items( listed as applicable for VAT-47) are not coming for resale but own consumption by the consignee who is an individual or non commercial organization, which is not registered with the sales tax department (i.e. has no CST or LST no) then a signed declaration from the consignee that the items are for own use and not for resale should accompany the shipments. If the declaration does not accompany the shipment then obtain declaration from the consignee with out which a penalty of 30% of invoice value will be levied on the consignee.

In this case commercial invoice will not show the CST/LST number of consignee.

Shipments other than the ones listed above are exempted from sales tax.

STOCK TRANSFER

A. If the consignee is not a registered dealer with sales tax department for e.g. Individuals, Banks, Govt. Officers, Insurance company, Charitable trust, Financial Institutions and any other organizations which are not involved in selling activities and the stock transferred is not for resale but for own consumption then the shipment must be accompanied by a declaration from consignee that the items are for own consumption and not for resale.

B. If the declaration does not accompany the shipment then obtain declaration from the consignee without which a penalty of 30% of invoice value will be levied on the consignee.

Examples:

If SHREE MARUTI COURIER SERVICE PVT LTD, DEL is sending medicines to TATA INFOTECH in Jaipur for resale, Form 47 must accompany the shipment.

If SHREE MARUTI COURIER SERVICE PVT LTD DEL is sending computer to their office SHREE MARUTI COURIER SERVICE PVT LTD in Jaipur for their own use and not for sale then a declaration is a must stating that goods are for personal use only, along with the challan and declaration the Xerox copy of original purchase invoice/bill should be enclosed. Entry tax will be applicable @ 4 % on declared value.

Those dealer who pay quarterly Entry tax to Rajasthan govt need to provide RET no. [Rajasthan Entry Tax no] on invoice.

List of entry Tax as below.

Finance department, Tax division,

Notification Jaipur March 8 2006

s.o.424- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sec(1) of section 3 of the Rajasthan Tax on entry of the goods into local Area Act 1999 Rajasthan act no 13 of 1999 and in suppression of this department's notification no F.12(20)FD/Tax/2005-210 dated march 24, 2005 (as amended from time to time )the state government hereby specifies that the tax payable by a dealer under the said act in respect of goods specified in column 2 of the list given below, and brought into any local area, for consumption ,or use or sale therein ,shall be payable at such rate as has been shown against them in column 3 of the said list ,with immediate effect :-

Sr. No	Description of goods
1	Sugar, batasha, mishri makhana and sugar toys
2	Stainless steel ingots, billets, blooms, flats and flat bars
3	Tin plates
4	Oil seed(excluding til) and edible oil for mfg.or refining
5	Air conditioner and Refrigerators
6	Mineral water and water sold in sealed containers
7	Aerated wated
8	X-ray apparatus and equipment Medical Imaging, diagnostic and therapeutic equipments
9	All type of motor vehicle(other then tractors) including two and three wheeler including their parts and accessories
10	Wind mills and their accessories
11	Tobacco
12	Opium (other then lanced poppy head) .
13	Suji and flour
14	SGwar whether whole or spitted including dal whether refind not and gwar gum
15	Toptical fiber, cable and polyethylene Insulated Jelly, filled telecommunication (PIJF) cables.
16	All kinds of industrial fuels, including petrol, gasoline, high speed diesel old, superior kerosene oil,LPG (Including toluene,propene,butylene butadiene ethylene ,oxylene, mis-xylene benzene) ,ATF(air turbine fuel) ,furnace oil.Haxene(solvent oil) Naphtha, lubricant(including lube oil, transforms oil, greases) Natural gas, Petroleum jelly(including Vaseline) paraffin wax (including chlorinated paraffin wex),LSHS,(low sulphur high stocks) CBFC(carbon black feed stock) petroleum coke in any form Mineral turpentine oil, Heavy alkylate acetate,Remax, revive, C-9 known by whatever name
17	Light diesel oil
18	GLiquefied Natural Gas(LNG)
19	All kinds of non-alcoholic drinks and beverages
20	Ice-cream
21	Tyre and tube, and flaps of the two, three and four wheeler and wheeler motor vehicle, or motor vehicle with more then four wheelers or jeep trailors.
22	Coffee cocoa
23	Wireless reception instruments and apparatus, Radio and Gramophones, television, V.C.R, V.C.P. , Tape recorders, Transistors, and parts and accessories .
24	All kinds of electrical and electronic goods including electronic meters FAX Machines, ATM, Sim cards, and smart cards and their parts and accessories.
25	Aluminum structural. Steel fabrication items including G.S.Stay sets, insulators pin insulators, switch fuse units and isolators.
26	All kinds of telephone and parts thereof
27	Television sets, washing machine, microwave oven.
28	Lubricants
29	All kinds of paper and paper products including exercise books
30	HDPE bags and plastic bags and sacks .
31	ACSR Conductors
32	Transformers
33	Hand pumps and theirs parts and accessories.
34	Computers and their accessories.
35	Dyes and dye stuffs, textile auxiliaries including chemicals used in textile processing and starch.
36	Photocopiers
37	Hydraulic Excavators (earth moving and mining machinery) mobile cranes and hydraulic dumpers.
38	Cement
39	Bitumen
40	Generating sets
41	Tin containers
42	Explosives
43	A.C.Pressure pipe
44	Steel structural and steel bars Including Thermo Mechanically treated steel bars(TMT)
45	Salt petre, gum powder, potash and explosive
46	All types of stationery goods, and fitting ,pipe and pipe fitting.
47	Ceramic and glazed tiles.
48	Glass and glass sheet
49	Pan masala (not zarda mix)
50	Weigh-bridges
51	Lifts and elevators.
52	Marble cutting tools, gang saw, diamonds bit
53	Photographic films and photographic papers
54	All kinds of firearms including parts and accessories thereof
55	Lottery tickets
56	Cigarettes, cheroots ,cigars, cigarillos
57	Zarda mix pan masala including gutka and churi

Below items are applicable for Form VAT-47.

1. All kinds of furniture including molded furniture.
2. All kinds of lubricants.
3. All kinds of mattresses, cushion, pillows, all types of sheets, and other articles made from foam rubber or plastic foam or other synthetic foam and rubberized coir mattresses.
4. All kinds of toilet & washing soap and detergents.
5. All types of bearings.
6. All types of sanitary goods including sanitary pipes and fittings.
7. All types of electrical goods including UPS and CVTS.
8. Butter & Deshi Ghee.
9. Computers, its soft wares, floppies and parts.
10. Cooling equipments including air conditioners and refrigerators.
11. Copper in all its forms including wires.
12. Dry fruits including Clove, Cardamom, Pepper and betel nut.
13. Raw or refined edible oil and Hydrogenated vegetable oil.
14. Electronic items including TV, VCR, VCP.
15. Iron & Steel as defined under Section 14 of the CST Act.
16. Parts of Automobile & Tractor except when used in manufacturing of automobiles or tractors.
17. Pan massala, Gutkha and Churi.
18. Paints, varnishes, color and dyes.
19. Timber, ply woods, Nuwood and Laminated sheets.
20. Tele-communication and sound transmitting equipments including Cellular & Cordless telephone, Fax and Pagers.
21. Tea.
22. All types of yarn, whether cotton, woolen or synthetic.
23. Metallic Utensils.
24. All types of crockery.
25. Plastic goods, PVC granules except when used as raw material for production of plastic goods.
26. Rubber and goods made of rubber.
27. All kinds of paper and paper products including exercise books.
28. All kinds of tiles.
29. Rice.
30. All kinds of foot-wear.

Outbound Shipments

All shipments going out of Rajasthan must carry FORM 49. Both Incoming & Outgoing Form have validity of 2 Years from the date of issuance.

17. Tamil Nadu

Inbound shipments

There is as such no sales tax form required for shipments consigned to Tamil Nadu.

The Sales Tax Nos are mandatory and in case the nos are not mentioned on the invoice the shipments would get detained at the check post to be released on payment of penalty. Tin No of Consignor/Consignee is must.

Outbound shipments

Shipments traveling out of Tamil Nadu are to be connected under Form JJ. This is the outward sales tax form of Tamil nadu. Tin no of Consignor/Consignee is must.

18. Uttar Pradesh

Form 38 is mandatory for all commercial shipments traveling to Uttar Pradesh.

Form 39 is mandatory for all personal/non commercial shipments traveling to Uttar Pradesh.

Inbound Shipments

Commercial shipments to Uttar Pradesh require to be accompanied by Form 38, Along with Form 38 a commercial invoice filled with all details is a must. The Form should bear stamp and signature of the shipper, consignee and the sales tax authority of Uttar Pradesh.

Non-commercial shipments addressed to individuals, Govt. Agencies and Unregistered dealers require to be accompanied with Form 39.

Forms 38 AND FORM 39 are in 3 parts marked original, duplicate, triplicate. Original part is retained by Sales Tax department of check post at the time of entry and the duplicate delivered to consignee along with the shipment.

Form 38 and 39 are issued by UP sales tax authority. Form 39 is valid for one month only. Validity of Form 39 is mentioned on the form. These forms are obtained by the consignee signed & stamped and the triplicate copy is retained by the consignee and the original and duplicate are sent to the consignor by consignee. The original and duplicate copies of these forms as applicable should be signed and stamped by consignor, consignee and sales department of UP.

Note: Form 38 and 39 without signature and stamp of Sales tax department of UP is not valid. It should be properly filled with stamp and signature of consignor & consignee. - Collect original & duplicate of these forms as applicable from the consignor at the time of pickup.

- Check whether the forms bear the signature of the consignor & consignee and are properly filled.

- If the sales officer finds the goods are undervalued then a penalty of up to 40% on the assessed value is levied.

- The consignee either pays the penalty for clearing the shipment or has to prove to the sales tax officer the correctness of invoice value to get the penalty waived.

Outbound Shipments

There is no form required to go shipments out of Uttar Pradesh.

19. Uttaranchal

Inbound shipments

Commercial shipments to Uttaranchal require to be accompanied by Form 16, Along with Form 16 a commercial invoice filled with all details is a must. The Form should bear stamp and signature of the consignor, consignee and the sales tax authority of Uttaranchal.

Non-commercial shipments addressed to individuals, Govt. Agencies and unregistered dealers require to be accompanied with Form 17.

Forms 16 and 17 are in 3 parts marked original, duplicate, and triplicate. Original part is retained by Sales Tax department of check post at the time of entry and the duplicate delivered to consignee along with the shipment.

Form 16 & 17 are issued by Uttaranchal sales tax authority Form 17 is valid for one month only. Validity of Form 17 is mentioned on the form. These forms are obtained by the consignee signed & stamped and the triplicate copy is retained by the consignee and the original and duplicate are sent to the consignor by consignee. The original and duplicate copies of these forms as applicable should be signed and stamped by consignor, consignee and sales department of Uttaranchal.

Note: Form 16 & 17 with signature and stamp of sales tax department of Uttaranchal is not valid. It should be properly filled with stamp and signature of consignor & consignee.

- Collect original & duplicate of these forms as applicable from the consignor at the time of pickup.

- Check whether the forms bear the signature of the consignor & consignee and are properly filled.

- If the sales officer finds the goods are undervalued then a penalty of up to 40% on the assessed value is levied.

- The consignee either pays the penalty for clearing the shipment or has to prove to the sales tax officer the correctness of invoice value to get the penalty waived.

- No free trade samples or promotional material are allowed in Uttaranchal with out Forms 16/17 for shipments sent within Uttaranchal (i.e. origin and destination are both in Uttaranchal). Entry Tax is not applicable in Uttaranchal.

For inbound shipment No Form is Required for shipments valued up to Rs.5000/-.

Outbound shipments

There is no sales tax form required for shipments traveling out of Uttaranchal.

20. West Bengal

Inbound shipments

There is a major change in West Bengal Sales Tax Process. Earlier Form 50 has been replaced by Electronic Form 50A.

Under new Sales Tax Law importing Registered dealer (Consignee) can generate on line (Through Internet ) Way Bill ( Permit ) consisting of PART-1 and PART-2.

Surface Shipments

Shipments are to be provided with both Parts. PART II can be generated by the Customer with/without vehicle No.

Transporter/Courier Company can write down Vehicle no in PART II before entering the shipments into West Bengal. For direct Vehicle, Origin point must ensure that the Vehicle No is entered into PART II.

Air Shipments

Air shipments have to travel with both PART I & PART II. Air shipment cannot travel with PART 1 only. Hence shipments which are to be connected through the AIR must travel/connected with PART I AND PART II WITHOUT FAIL

. Rail Shipments

Rail Shipments(DSP) also require to travel with two parts. In PART II AWB Number and destination Railway Staion Name is to be mentioned .

Octroi is not applicable to shipments for West Bengal.

Entry Tax is not applicable to Shipments for West Bengal.

SHIPMENTS EXEMPTED FROM SALES TAX IN WEST BENGAL

1. Agricultural implements manually operated or animal driven.
2. Aids and implements used by handicapped person.
3. Aquatic feed, poultry feed and cattle feed including grass, hay and straw but not including aquatic, poultry and cattle feed supplement, additives.
4. Betel leaves.
5. Books, periodicals and journals but not including exercise books, drawing books, graph books, account books, laboratory books, diaries, letter pads.
6. Bread except pizza bread containing any types of fruit or vegetable.
7. Charka, amber charka, handlooms and handloom fabrics and Gandhi topi
8. Charcoal
9. Coarse grains other than paddy, rice, and wheat.
10. Coconut fiber.
11. Condoms and contraceptives.
12. Cotton and silk yarn in hank.
13. Curd, lassi, butter milk and separated milk.
14. Earthen pot but not including ceramic pot.
15. Electric energy.
16. Firewood.
17. Fishnet and fishnet fabrics.
18. Fresh milk and pasteurized milk.
19. Fresh plants, saplings and fresh flowers.
20. Fresh vegetables and fruit.
21. Fresh garlic and ginger.
22. Glass bangles.
23. Human blood and blood plasma.
24. Idols, toy and doll made of clay.
25. Indigenous handmade musical instruments.
26. Kumkum, bindi, alta and sindur.
27. Lac and shellac.
28. Mat locally known as madur made wholly or principally of cyperus, Corymbosus known locally as gola methi, madur kathi or cyperus malaccensis known locally as chimati pati.
29. Matsticks and reed obtainable from cyperus corymbosus known locally as Gola methi, madur kathi, mutha, or cyperus corymbosus malaccensis known as Chimati pati.
30. Meat, fish, prawn and other aquatic products when not cured or frozen; eggs and livestock and animal hair.
31. National flag.
32. Organic manure.
33. Paddy, rice, wheat, pulses, flour, atta, Maida, suji and besan.
34. Puffed rice, commonly known as muri, flattened or beaten rice, commonly known as chira, parched rice, commonly known as khoi, parched paddy or rice coated with sugar or gur , commonly known as murki.
35. Non-judical stamp paper sold by Govt. Treasures, postal items like envelop postcard etc. sold to the Reserve Bank of India and cheques, loose or in book form but does not include first day cover, folder.
36. Rakhi
37. Raw jute
38. Raw wool
39. Sago and Tapioca globules
40. Salt
41.Salted cooked food made wholly or principally of flour, atta, suji or besan that is to say singra, nimki, kachuri, lichi, radhaballavi and dalpuri.
42. Seman including frozen semen.
43. Silk worm laying,cocoon and raw silk.
44. Slate and slate pencil.
45. Sugar manufactured or made in India and khandasari.
46. Seeds of all varieties.
47. Sweetmeat other than cake and pastry but including curd.
48. Green Coconut commonly known as daab.
49. Textile Fabrics made wholly or partly of cotton, rayon, artificial silk or wool manufactured or made in India.
50.Tobacco, including cigarette, cigar, cheroot, smoking mixture for pipe and Cigarette, biri, chewing tobaco, snuff and tobacco for hookah, that is to say tobacco paste, ready for hookah, when such items are manufactured or made in India.
51. Toddy, Neera and Arak.
52. Unprocessed green leaves of tea.

Outbound Shipments

All commercial shipments traveling out of West Bengal require VAT Form 51 to be accompanied with the shipment.

21. Chandigarh

Inbound Shipments:

No specific requirement for shipments travelling to Chandigarh

SHREE MARUTI COURIER SERVICE PVT LTD office delivers shipments at Mohali,( Punjab. ) Panchkula, (Haryana) Hence paperwork requirement is same as for Punjab And Haryana respectively , which will be dealt separately.