Car Import Guidelines in India

People in India have a fascination for imported cars. They love to own fancy vehicles and thus, cars are often exclusively imported in the country from all over the world. Though, the process of car import in India has to adhere to certain guidelines as recommended by the government of India. The guidelines are separate for new car imports and used car imports, both of which are mentioned here, have a look :

[a] (1) A new imported vehicle in India would be considered only if:

(I)The vehicle has not been assembled or manufactured in India.

(II)The vehicle has not been sold, leased or loaned before importing to India.

(III)The vehicle has not been registered under any other nation's laws for use.


(2) The import of a new vehicle needs to comply to the following conditions:

(I)The vehicle should have a speedometer for flashing the speed in kilometer per hour.

(II)The vehicle should have right hand steering and controls. [this clause is exclusively for vehicles other than two or three wheelers]

(III)The head lamp's photometry of the vehicle should suit the 'keep left' traffic.

(IV)The vehicle should be imported from the manufacturing country only.

(3) The vehicle needs to conform to the clauses and rules of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, as applicable on the date of import.

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