Second hand equipment with EPCG Licence

[Udaya Kumar]

Dear Sir,

We would like to import second-hand equipment thro' EPCG Licence with 0% duty.  

(1)  Please inform the procedure with required documents from the LOAD PORT and  (2) at CHENNAI PORT.

(3)  Any prior approval required before Import, from whom..?   

(4)  How to apply/indicate in the EPCG thro' online.  

(5)  When we can apply for the Chartered Engineer Certificate.... during EPCG application... or.... after arrival. 

(6)  Is it necessary to get the CEC in the supplier's proforma invoice..? from whom.....Indian CE / Foreign CE.

(7)  Last date for applying the EPCG Licence with 0% duty....

Plz guide me

Uday 

AI Summary

Import of Second Hand Capital Goods prohibited under EPCG; consider EOU duty free procurement or other FTP provisions instead.
Import of second hand capital goods under the EPCG scheme is not permitted for zero duty authorizations; zero duty applies only to new capital goods. Previously, procedural practice required supplier quotation, online EPCG application (specific or annual), port registration, pre shipment documents attested by a local Chartered Engineer with Appendix 32A, and a supplier certificate identifying machine details. Customs would nominate a Chartered Engineer to verify the machine and issue a valuation report forming the basis for duty payment. Post import, bill of entry, valuation report and attested documents must be submitted to DGFT and installation certificates produced as required.