By Government of India has removed the huge 252 percentage custom duty on imported test car. The custom duty of imports in our country is really huge and this has restricted many foreign brands to test their vehicle in India. However now the Heavy Industries minister Mahendra Nath Pandey has confirmed that the government has removed the customs duty on cars brought into the country for testing and certification. This is a very significant step taken by the government with an aim to attract more manufacturers around the world to come to India and use the testing facilities.
There are 4 testing facilities in the country. Which include iCAT in Manesar, ARAI in Pune, GARC in Oragadam and NATRAX in Pithampur. All these testing facilities are operated under the government of India’s National Automotive Testing and R&D Infrastructure Project (NATRIP). Carmakers can use these facilities to test their vehicles and get certified. This facilities will also help the government to ensure that the vehicle which are going to sell in the market had met the saftey requirements or not.
With this move, India has become the sixth country to successfully provide testing and certification to foreign cars. India is becoming one of the best countries in the world to offer such a great opportunity for car makers to test their vehicles under different climates. India will see more camouflaged cars testing in the country. The safety concerns of the country is also getting further updates. One such update is the introduction of Bharath NCAP New Car Assessment Program), will enable automobiles in India to be accorded star ratings based upon their performance in crash tests.
