Road Permit

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Sanyam Yadav (Querist)
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10 June 2010 Hello all Tax & Finance experts,

This is regarding Road Permit required for inbound goods to a state. I am from Kolkata and have ordered a laptop from Dell India, Bangalore. My payment has been processed but now they (Dell) say that I need to produce a Road Permit to ship the consignment to my address.

I am a salaried professional and do not have a CST/VAT registration. Arranging such a document is therefore beyond my scope of duties. But Dell India is simply uncooperative and is simply insisting on a permit.

The question therefore is: how do I recieve a shipment from other state to West Bengal if the shipmen tis for private/uncommercial usage. do i really need a road Permit for that?

Ram Avtar Singh

Ram Avtar Singh (Expert)
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10 June 2010 NO road permit applicable in west bangal. ask to company read the rules.

Sanyam Yadav

Sanyam Yadav (Querist)
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10 June 2010 Thanks for the reply Ram Avtar ji..but if the Blue Dart regulations (http://bluedart.com/regulatory.html#n28) are anything to go by; WB laws do not differentiate between commercial and personal shipments - everything inbound requires Form 50 to be submitted by the consignee.

Asha Kanta Sharma

Asha Kanta Sharma (Expert)
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22 July 2025 Here's a clear explanation for your road permit query regarding shipment from another state to West Bengal:

Do you need a Road Permit to receive a laptop shipment for personal use in West Bengal?
Short answer:
Generally, no road permit is required for private or personal shipments in West Bengal.

Details:
Road Permit is typically required for commercial transport of goods across states, primarily for goods that attract Entry Tax or Octroi.

For private individuals receiving goods for personal use, such as a laptop ordered online or from a dealer in another state, road permits are usually not applicable.

West Bengal abolished Octroi in 2000, and there is no requirement for road permits for inbound personal goods.

Companies like Dell or logistics providers may have internal policies or may request forms like Form 50 (which relates to transport of goods) as part of their compliance or operational requirements, but legally for a private individual there is no such obligation.

What you can do:
Inform Dell or the courier company that as per West Bengal rules, no road permit is required for personal shipments.

Request them to check the official West Bengal Commercial Taxes or Transport department rules.

You can also request them to ship the laptop without insisting on road permits for personal use.

Reference:
West Bengal Transport and Commercial Tax laws do not require road permits for personal shipments.

Blue Dart or other courier services might have internal forms, but these are not legally mandatory for private shipments.

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