Excess baggage to India is the most common craze for frequent travelers and repatriates. For it possesses the flexibility to send goods of various sorts and sizes. It also owns the power over the rates, and often proves a low cost venture.

When you compare the cost of your flight; it is habitual that the rates will be on the higher end for sending excess baggage to India from UK. Therefore, the way out that appears to be a cheaper travelling choice ends up costing you a great deal than originally anticipated.

Generally, many flyers fail to recognize that excess baggage can be shipped separately, at a better price. The one who seek for this option, often find themselves enveloped in the dilemmas of the processes and documents.

Excess Baggage to India–How it Work

At first glance it looks a bit of a baffling exercise; involving many paperwork, formalities, and the most important of all handling the destination customs. In a real sense, the process is reasonably simple. One has to take the process forward step-by-step.

• First and foremost, on the completion of packing you require to book excess baggage via us (Shipping to India). Thereafter, we shall undertake your cargo booking with the airlines. Then wrap up the UK customs Entry in NES (National Export System) of HMRC. Now the booked excess baggage is ready for the departure from the UK.

• On the arrival of excess baggage in the destination. The goods will be ready for clearance only after a certain period (presumably after 10-12 hours post arrival.)

• Then the consignee (receiver) can clear the goods from the airport him/herself, or  can appoint a CHA (Customs Housing Agent) for clearance the personal excess baggage on his/her behalf. Before they proceed with your request, a set of documents you require and keep handy for them. Some of these documents are provided by us i.e. HAWB (house airway bill), and some are the your personal documents; demonstrating that you’ve travelled from the UK to India.

• Or if you want to complete the customs clearance process by yourself. Then simply, you have to collect a DO (Delivery Order Note) from the airline’s handling agent, or a Master Airway Bill (MAWB) from the airlines. Then, with these documents at hand along with your travel documents (passport, tickets, etc.) you head toward the cargo complex area of the airport for the customs clearance.

Excess baggage to India customs clearance has its nominal fee taken by the regulatory apart from duties and taxes imposed (if any), if you do it on your own. But involving a CHA might cost a bit extra. One thing is for sure that the costing will be on the lower side, even after paying a nominal fee, as compared to flight.