Overseas Post
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INDIA (continued)
pistols, and clasp knives of which the blades are more than 3 inches long) and appliances for discharging gas, unless imported by or on behalf of the Government of India; bronze or copper coins not of the Royal Mint or of an Indian State (except Baroda); bulbs and plants, unless accompanied by a certificate in the form prescribed by the Indian authorities; labels of woven goods bearing designs in imitation of paper money; jewellery; pearl necklaces; quinine coloured pink; silk and artistic articles in silk; sulphur.
All goods of South African origin.
Restrictions apply to the importation of: Cigars, cigarettes and tobacco; con- fectionery; fountain pens (with or without gold nibs and caps) and parts thereof; lead and propelling pencils; lighters; perfumes; playing cards; potatoes and certain seeds; saccharin; spectacles and sunglasses; spirits; synthetic gems; watches and parts thereof; wireless transmitting apparatus.
A licence to be obtained by the addressees in advance is required for importation into India by post from this Colony of many goods except those for bona fide private use and not for sale.
Packing and marking: Parcels containing cinematograph or photographic films or articles made wholly or partly of celluloid must be labelled in large letters Celluloid.
Address: The name of the province in which the place of address is situated should, as far as possible, be included in the address.
Parcels addressed to post-box numbers only, that is, without the actual address of the addressee, are inadmissible.
Customs duty: Customs duty is levied in India on the full value of the articles sent, including postage, insurance, commission and so on. An addition of 4 per cent. to the declared value is made by the Indian customs authorities in assessing the duty unless such extra charges are shown in detail on the customs declarations, or unless it is made clear in the declarations that the charges have been included in the declared value. When the total duty on a parcel does not exceed 1 rupee 50 naye paise, the whole of the duty is waived:
Preferential Tariffs apply under certain conditions to British goods. Enquiries should be addressed to Department of Commerce and Industry.
Duplicate documents: Senders of commercial parcels should, in their own interests, forward by air mail, directly to the addressees in India, duplicates of all necessary documents, for example, (a) clear customs declaration, (b) certificate of origin and (c) invoice showing, separately, the value of each item enclosed in the parcel. The receipt of these duplicate documents in India prior to the arrival of the parcels will enable the addressees to facilitate customs clearance. Copies of (b) and (c) should be enclosed in each parcel, and the customs declaration should show that an invoice has been enclosed.
Compensation is not payable for damage to porcelain, glassware, and other exceptionally fragile articles.
Delivery: Parcels with an insured value of more than 250 rupees or liable to customs duty of more than 50 rupees are not delivered but must be collected from the Post Office.
INDIA, PORTUGUESE
LETTER POST
Postage:
Surface
Air mail
Letters Postcards Letters
First oz., 40c.,
-each oz. after, 25c.
Postcards
25c.
25c. Each oz., 50c.
Supplemental services available: (1) Green label service, letter and sample post. (2) Registration. (3) Printed papers. (4) Commercial papers, limit 4 lb. (5) Samples, limit 1 lb. (6) Blind literature.
Customs declarations: (1) Green label and one non-adhesive form.
Prohibitions: Gold, silver or articles made of gold or silver; diamonds and other precious stones; coin or platinum; bank-notes, currency notes and documents payable to bearer; jewellery.
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