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Post-import expenses excluded for determining Customs value: Expert

The charges for erection and training will not be included in the assessable value of the imported goods

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If you want the buyer or his agent to carry out certain other tasks after delivery of the cargo, such as filing the shipping bill in your name and IEC, you must include such terms in your contract, points out exper

TNC Rajagopalan New Delhi
We have finalised an order for import of machinery. We have made the supplier responsible for erecting the machinery and training our people to run it. We are not sure whether the costs of erection and training will get added for payment of customs duty. We are confused because we are told that any amount paid as a condition of the sale of the imported goods must be loaded for determining the assessable value. Please advise the correct position.

The relevant part of Interpretative Note to Rule 3 of the Customs Valuation (Determination of Value of Imported Goods) Rules, 2007,