New foreign trade policy tightens norms on ‘gift’ imports
It may become easier to receive Rakhis and life-saving drugs as gifts from relatives or friends abroad, under India’s new Foreign Trade Policy (FTP), even though it has tightened provisions for other gifts from overseas, including those purchased from global e-commerce portals. As per the 2015-20 trade policy, whose provisions were extended till March 31 this year, the import of gifts was free in case of goods that are otherwise freely importable under India’s foreign trade classification norms. Any other Read Full Details…