Chapter 2
Customs and the CHA
How goods clear Indian customs: classification, duty, valuation, the bill of entry and shipping bill, and the rules that apply to your product.
Lesson 76 min readWhat a customs broker (CHA) does, and the CBLR licenceWho customs brokers are, what they do for importers and exporters, what the law makes them check, and how the CBLR licence exam works.
Lesson 85 min readHS classification: 2, 4, 6 and 8 digitsHow an HS code is built, the six rules customs uses to choose one, why the notes matter, and how to get a binding answer before you import.
Lesson 95 min readCustoms duty: BCD, SWS, IGST and AIDCThe duties on an import into India, the order they are worked out in, how exemptions and trade deals lower them, and which part you can claim back.
Lesson 105 min readAssessable value, CIF and the customs exchange rateHow customs values an import: the transaction value, what is added to it, what happens when freight or insurance is unknown, and which exchange rate applies.
Lesson 115 min readFiling a bill of entry on ICEGATE, step by stepThe three kinds of bill of entry, when to file, the documents to upload, and what happens between filing and out of charge.
Lesson 125 min readShipping bill and Let Export OrderHow you declare an export on ICEGATE, how customs clears it, and how the same shipping bill reaches your bank and your export incentives.
Lesson 135 min readTrade agreements and certificates of originWhat a trade agreement gives you, how rules of origin work, which certificate you need and who issues it, and how an importer claims the lower rate.
Lesson 145 min readAnti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard dutiesThe three trade remedy duties, who investigates and who imposes them, and how to tell if one applies to the goods you import.
Lesson 154 min readBIS certification and quality control ordersWhat a quality control order is, which products need the BIS mark, what it means for importers and their foreign suppliers, and how to check.
Lesson 164 min readImport and export policy: free, restricted, prohibitedHow DGFT's ITC(HS) says whether a product may be traded freely, needs a licence, goes only through a state agency, or is banned.
Trade Academy is education, not legal, tax or customs advice. Rules and rates change by notification: check the live source, or ask a licensed customs broker, before you act.