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ukpete · 6th August 2007, 15:20

I have just picked up on the recent posts and read with interest. I am still trying to get a car in to India for restoration, but have had to abandon any attempt to bring in the original vehicle. The problem was that it was a non-runner and therefore could not enter on a ATA carnet.

After weeks of trying to email and phone customs and embassies and getting no reply I have had to remove the car from the UK port where it was waiting to be shipped.

I don't give up easily though, so am now shipping a running vehicle that hopefully will get to Mumbai at the end of September on a carnet. The ridiculous carnet rules mean that I am having to guarantee a sum of 500% of the car's value in the UK. With shipping and admin charges I think that you can see that I am not doing this just for profit, but it would be nice to be able to fnd a way to make it work profitably for Indian and UK parties.

I believe that the ban on export of Indian registered vehicles came about as a result of Americans and Europeans buying up classic and vintage cars in India cheap and shipping them out. Fair enough - India has a right to hold on to it's heritage, but as with all laws it cannot discriminate between fair and foul.

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ukpete Newbie Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: london Posts: 9	Still trying I have just picked up on the recent posts and read with interest. I am still trying to get a car in to India for restoration, but have had to abandon any attempt to bring in the original vehicle. The problem was that it was a non-runner and therefore could not enter on a ATA carnet. After weeks of trying to email and phone customs and embassies and getting no reply I have had to remove the car from the UK port where it was waiting to be shipped. I don't give up easily though, so am now shipping a running vehicle that hopefully will get to Mumbai at the end of September on a carnet. The ridiculous carnet rules mean that I am having to guarantee a sum of 500% of the car's value in the UK. With shipping and admin charges I think that you can see that I am not doing this just for profit, but it would be nice to be able to fnd a way to make it work profitably for Indian and UK parties. I believe that the ban on export of Indian registered vehicles came about as a result of Americans and Europeans buying up classic and vintage cars in India cheap and shipping them out. Fair enough - India has a right to hold on to it's heritage, but as with all laws it cannot discriminate between fair and foul.