E cigarettes licensing

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Dhairya (Querist)

02 January 2014 Dear Sir/Ma'am,

My Cousin has foreign based client (Hongkong) who wants to sale e cigarettes in India through a middlemen. What kind of procedure the Company & middlemen required to follow. Does it requires license to sale e cigarettes ?

RAMESH KUMAR VERMA

RAMESH KUMAR VERMA (Expert)

02 January 2014 RESPECTED MEMBR.

Every passenger entering Indian has to pass through a Customs check. He / She must fill up the Disembarkation Card clearly mentioning the quantity and value of goods that he has brought. On his / her arrival the passenger is first cleared by Immigration Officer, who retains the Immigration portion of the Disembarkation Card. Thereafter the passenger takes the delivery of his/her baggage from the conveyer belts & passes through Customs. The passenger has the option of seeking clearance through the Green Channel or through the Red Channel subject to the nature of goods being carried.

GREEN AND RED CHANNELS

For the purpose of Customs clearance of arriving passengers, a two channel system has been adopted :-
(i) Green Channel for passengers not having
any dutiable goods.
(ii) Red Channel for passengers having
dutiable goods.

All the passengers shall ensure to file correct declaration of their baggage.

Green channel passengers must deposit the Customs portion of the disembarkation card to the Customs official at the gate before leaving the terminal.

Noted:
Cigarettes exceeding 200 or cigars exceeding 50 or tobacco exceeding 250 gms.

Following quantities of Alcoholic drinks and Tobacco products
may be included for import within the duty free allowances
admissible to various categories of incoming passengers :
- Alcoholic liquors or Wines upto 2 litres
- 200 Cigarettes or 50 Cigars or 250 gms. of Tobacco.
The rate of duty applicable on these products over and
above the above mentioned free allowance is as under :
(i) Cigarettes BCD @100%+ educational cess
@ 3%

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Dhairya

Dhairya (Querist)

02 January 2014 Respected Sir,

But it is E-Cigarettes. Does it require any license to sale? As far as I know these cigarettes contains nicotine on its vapour

RAMESH KUMAR VERMA

RAMESH KUMAR VERMA (Expert)

03 January 2014 are you manufacturer?

Dhairya

Dhairya (Querist)

03 January 2014 Not in India. Company is a honkong manufacturer. Company has a middleman which will import on behalf of the company.

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