Bike enthusiasts from different corners
of India have been importing high-performance bikes
to satiate their zeal for high-speed biking. Notwithstanding
their astronomical price tags, these cult machines do
have a fair number of admirers in India.
Post Dhoom, the Bollywood potboiler which featured John
Abraham in a Suzuki Hayabusa, this small community of
high-power bike aficionados is growing with every passing
day. To import a brand new bike, one will have to pay
105 percent duty and 100 percent on a used one. The
Exim Policy 2001 lifted quantitative restrictions on
the import of second-hand vehicles.
The import of vehicles shall be subject to the following
guidelines of the Government of India:
1. (I) A new imported vehicle shall mean a vehicle that:
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(a) has not been manufactured/assembled in India; and
(b) has not been sold, leased or loaned prior to importation
into India; or
(c) has not been registered for use in any country according
to the laws of that country, prior to importation into
India.
(II) The import of new vehicles shall be subject to
the following conditions:
(a) The new vehicle shall-
(i) have a speedometer indicating the speed in km /
h;
(ii) have right hand steering, and controls (applicable
on vehicles other than two and three wheelers);
(iii) have photometry of the headlamps to suit "keep-left"
traffic; and
(iv) be imported from the country of manufacture.
(b) In addition, the new vehicle shall conform to the
provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and the rules
made thereunder, as applicable, on the date of import.
(c) The import of new vehicles shall be permitted only
through the Customs port at Nhava Sheva (Mumbai), Calcutta
and Chennai.
2. (I) A second hand or used vehicle shall mean a vehicle
that :-
(a) has been sold, leased or loaned prior to importation
into India; or
(b) has been registered for use in any country according
to the laws of that country, prior to importation into
India;
(II). The import of second had or used vehicles shall
be subject to the following conditions:-
(a) The second hand or used vehicle shall not be older
than three years from the date of manufacture;
(b) The second hand or used vehicle shall:
(i) have right hand steering, and controls (applicable
on vehicles other than two and three wheelers);
(ii) have a speedometer indicating the speed km / h;
and
(iii) have photometry of the headlamps to suit "keep
left" traffic.
(c) In addition, the second hand or used vehicle shall
conform to the provisions of the Motor Vehicle Act,
1988 and the rules made thereunder, as applicable, on
the date of import.
(d) Import of second hand vehicles shall be allowed
only through the customs port at Mumbai.
(e) The second hand or used vehicles imported into India
should have a minimum roadworthiness for a period of
5 years from the date of importation into India with
assurance for providing service facilities within the
country during the five year period. For this purpose,
the importer shall, at the time of importation, submit
a declaration indicating the period of roadworthiness
in respect of every individual vehicle being imported,
supported by a certificate issued by any of the testing
agencies, which the Central Government may notify in
this regard.
(f) The vehicle has to be submitted for testing to Vehicle
Research and Development Establishment (VRDE), Ahmednagar,
of the Ministry of Defence or the Automotive Research
Association of India, Pune or the Central Farm and Machinery
Training and Testing Institute, Budni, Madhya Pradesh,
and such other agencies as may be specified by the Central
Government, for granting a certificate by that agency
as to the compliance of the provisions of the Motor
Vehicles Act, 1988 and any rules made thereunder.
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