Acts & Regulations

The rules for relocation in the same country or a foreign country are different. They vary from region to region in case of domestic movement and are different for various countries. The individuals, whether shifting singly or with family, must get the rules cleared out from the relocation agency.

Some of the rules for movement of individuals are:

• The owner must be present in the country and original passport must be presented to the customs at the time of clearance of the goods. Insisting for owner's presence is custom's prerogative and can not be questioned.
• The insurance value need not be declared to the customs.
• The customs value may be different than the one calculated by the individuals and is assessed at cost and depreciation is allowed for used goods.
• Custom authorities may carry out a random check of the shipment.
• Items declared for duty are normally checked.
• If the goods are to be moved in a different city, local authorities may also check the shipment at the check posts.
• Transfer of residence benefits can be granted to only one member of the family. Once this facility is availed, the owner should stay in India for a minimum period of one year. However, a letter of request for a short overseas visit and undertaking to return has to be furnished to custom authorities.
• Custom clearance can be carried out at the port of entry.
• Container can not be taken to owner's residence for vacating. The container is emptied as soon the shipment arrives and kept in customs warehouse.

Information for moving/ relocating offices or companies

When the entire office or commercial set up has to move, nationally or internationally, the state and country laws must be kept in mind. The players in the movers and packers industry are well versed with all these regulations and accordingly undertake the relocation process.

A few of the guidelines for moving of office or companies:

• For destination near an inland container depot (such as New Delhi, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Ludhiana etc, in India) route on liner bill lading must be done through to inland container depot. This is advantageous and as well as cost saving.
• All containers, except the diplomatic, have to be destuffed at customs warehouse.
• The owner's arrival date in India must be got as there is a time limit.
• Air way bill / bill of loading is to be consigned in the name of the owner with the address of destination to avoid local entry taxes, wherever applicable.
• All documents should be in English.
• Custom declaration forms is to be signed by the owner.
• Owner should contact the relocator after arrival in the country of destination, to have a smooth clearance,