UN Agencies Imports - Duty exemption only on goods for official use by the agency and not by individual

UN Agencies Imports - Duty exemption only on goods for official use by the agency and not by individual https://www.taxtmi.com/circulars?id=829 Duty exemption under the UN (Privileges and Immunities) Act is limited to goods imported by the UN and its agencies in their own name and for official use; imports by third parties for UN-funded projects do not qualify. Customs must verify eligibility under section 7(b) and grant exemptions only where the UN agency is the importer and goods are for official use, notwithstanding any exemption certificate, with the Ministry of External Affairs issuing certificates only for eligible imports. en-us Thu, 06 Jul 1995 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 16 Jul 2025 17:16:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator UN Agencies Imports - Duty exemption only on goods for official use by the agency and not by individual https://www.taxtmi.com/circulars?id=829 Duty exemption under the UN (Privileges and Immunities) Act is limited to goods imported by the UN and its agencies in their own name and for official use; imports by third parties for UN-funded projects do not qualify. Customs must verify eligibility under section 7(b) and grant exemptions only where the UN agency is the importer and goods are for official use, notwithstanding any exemption certificate, with the Ministry of External Affairs issuing certificates only for eligible imports. Circulars Customs Thu, 06 Jul 1995 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/circulars?id=829