Customs for aerospace
When an aircraft is on the ground, every hour at customs counts. Parts, tools and MRO shipments cleared with the paperwork done right.
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Short answer
What does importing aircraft parts involve?
Aerospace shipments combine urgency with strict paperwork: release certificates, correct classification and, for some items, export controls. Lozy checks documents before dispatch, clears parts and tools through customs, and can store spares in a Lozy warehouse, including space near IGI Airport.
What slows aerospace shipments down
The usual reasons shipments sit at the port longer than they should.
Aircraft on ground
An AOG aircraft can’t wait for missing paperwork.
Release certificates
Parts travel with airworthiness documents such as FAA 8130-3 or EASA Form 1.
Export controls
Some items are controlled in the country of origin or under India’s SCOMET list.
Repair and return
Parts sent abroad for repair must come back with the re-import handled correctly.
How Lozy helps
The services that fix each of those, run by one team.
- Customs ClearanceAdvance filing so parts clear on arrival.View service
- ComplianceRelease certificates and controls checked.View service
- Exporter of Record (EOR)Parts sent out for repair.View service
- Customs Bonded WarehouseSpares held under bond near the airport.View service
- Cargo Liability CoverCover for high-value components.View service
What we check
Before anything ships, we go through these with you.
Every check is done before booking, when fixing a problem is quick and cheap.
- Release certificate matches part and serial
- HS classification
- Export-control status
- Repair-and-return paperwork
- Declared value and cover
- Delivery to hangar or stores
AOG parts and MRO, centred on Delhi NCR
Most aerospace cargo lands at IGI Airport, minutes from the NCR MRO cluster, while bulk tools and tooling clear at Tughlakabad or Dadri. Lozy warehouse space near IGI keeps spares ready for the next AOG call.
Release certificates and export-control checks are handled before dispatch.
AOG and time-critical shipments
Aircraft parts import India gets its speed from paperwork done early; aerospace customs clearance is largely the art of knowing which move comes next. Here is how the desk sequences an urgent file, and why the order matters as much as the pace.
The AOG lane
An AOG shipment clearance is flagged the moment the file opens, so the airline’s team, the desk and the delivery run all know the part is tied to an aircraft on the ground. Work is sequenced around the flight rather than around the queue, and the station that needs the part is told what to expect while it is still in the air. That is a different order of operations, not simply a faster version of the standard one.
Documents in one pass
Invoice, release certificate and export-control status are checked together in a single review, against one checklist. Queries reach you as one list, with what each item needs and why, instead of surfacing one at a time at the counter while the clock runs. A file that comes back clean the first time is the whole game on an AOG movement, which is why the desk reads everything before it files anything.
Hand-carry and onboard courier
Parts that travel in an engineer’s bag or with an onboard courier still need a proper entry, and the formality does not shrink because the handover happens at an airport rather than a cargo shed. The desk clears these through the same file and records as any other import, so the engineer walks out with papers that match the part in hand and the stores ledger stays straight.
If customs calls for examination
Examinations happen, and an AOG file is planned for them like any other. The desk attends with the certificates and the kit list, presents exactly the parts in question, and closes the record in one visit rather than letting the consignment drift through two. The delivery side is told where to wait, so the hangar is not chasing the terminal while the part sits on a bench.
Status without asking for it
The desk reports by exception: you hear when something needs you, not every time it does not. On a fast-moving file that is worth as much as raw speed, because everyone chasing the aircraft starts the day knowing where the part actually is. One line of truth beats a chain of telephone updates.
The paperwork behind aircraft parts
These are the documents the desk assembles for every part, checked against each other before the Bill of Entry is filed and re-checked whenever a certificate is reissued after service.
The closed file goes back to you complete — release certificate included — because it follows the part through its whole service life.
- Airway bill naming the operator, the MRO or Lozy as consignee
- Invoice and packing list carrying the part numbers and serials
- Release certificate — FAA 8130-3, EASA Form 1 or an equivalent
- End-user or export-control declarations where the origin country lists the item
- Repair-and-return file for serviceable parts that travel both ways
- Bill of Entry copy and duty challans for the operator’s records
Storing spares close to the airfield
Aircraft parts import India is mostly an air story, and the storage answer should be too. Consignments land at IGI Airport, and a share of them return to the same airport later for service or overhaul. Keeping spares a short run from the cargo terminals keeps that loop tight: a released part reaches a hangar or a stores shelf without first picking up a road leg somewhere else in the country. For an operator, that distance is measured in how soon a serviceable unit is back on the shelf.
Bonded storage holds the duty on spares until a job draws them out, and the 227+ Warehouses network covers the day the requirement moves beyond Delhi NCR. Wherever the part is kept, the file stays in one place.
How it works
Five steps from your first message to goods where you need them.
Tell us what’s moving
Products, values, origin and the sites they need to reach.
Check and quote
HS codes, approvals and landed cost confirmed in writing.
Ship and clear
Declarations filed, duty paid and goods released by customs.
Store or deliver
Straight to site, or into a Lozy warehouse until you need it.
Close the file
Customs documents and proof of delivery shared with you.
Customs and warehousing with one team
Most importers juggle a customs broker, a transporter and a warehouse. With Lozy, the paperwork and the space sit with the same people.
Clear it, then store it
Cleared goods can go straight into one of 227+ Warehouses across our network.
One point of contact
One team follows your shipment from filing to delivery, so nothing falls between vendors.
Checked before it ships
HS codes, licences and paperwork are reviewed at origin, where problems are cheapest to fix.
An itemised quote
Duties, taxes and our charges listed before you commit. Port or examination charges are flagged as they come up.
Frequently asked questions
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What documents do aircraft parts need for import?
The commercial invoice, packing list and airway bill, the part’s release certificate, and any approvals linked to the operator or MRO.
How do you handle urgent AOG shipments?
Share documents as early as possible, ideally before the part flies, so the Bill of Entry can be filed before arrival.
Can spares be stored near the airport?
Yes. Lozy has warehouse space near IGI Airport in Delhi, and bonded storage lets you defer duty on spares.
What about parts sent abroad for repair?
We prepare the export documents so the part can be re-imported after repair with duty handled correctly.
What does AOG shipment clearance involve?
A standard aerospace customs clearance worked at the tightest pace the documents allow. The Bill of Entry is filed ahead of arrival, release certificates are matched to parts, and delivery is arranged from the terminal to the hangar before the flight lands. Anything that can be done in advance is done in advance; the rest is sequenced so nothing waits on a desk it does not have to. That is what separates a priority file from an ordinary one.
What happens when an aircraft parts import India shipment lands with a mismatched certificate?
Filing pauses, because customs will find the mismatch anyway and the cost of fixing it grows with every day the part sits. The desk takes it up with the supplier or overhaul shop for a corrected certificate and keeps the part in controlled storage meanwhile, so nothing is released against a document that will not stand up. Corrections at that stage are routine; hiding the problem is not. The supplier hears straight away, so nobody plans around a part that has not actually cleared.
Do tools and ground equipment clear the same way as aircraft parts?
Usually on their own lines, or their own entry. Tooling, test sets and ground support items have separate classifications and often different duty treatment, so the desk keeps them apart from airframe parts even when everything arrives in one crate. MRO imports India sees are typically mixed like this, and clean separation at filing avoids paying first and correcting later, which is a slower kind of mistake than it sounds.
Can an imported part leave again after servicing in India?
Yes. Many parts come in under repair-and-return terms, and a large share of MRO imports India receives leave again once the work is done. The desk builds the export file alongside the import one so both legs connect on the record — same part, same serial, same paper trail — which is exactly what makes the return quiet. The export side is built while the repair is still being done, not after it.
What makes the aircraft parts import India process slower than general air cargo?
It comes down to the document set and the stakes. A release certificate has to match the part and serial exactly, export-control status is settled at origin, and the consignee is often an operator or an MRO rather than a trading company. General cargo tolerates a query; a grounded aircraft does not, and the file gets built accordingly.
Who can receive the goods on an aircraft parts import India shipment?
The consignee is normally the operator, its MRO, or Lozy acting as importer of record where the operator has no Indian entity. Who it is decides whose name sits on the Bill of Entry and whose records the entry lands in, so it is worth settling before the part flies. The desk confirms it at booking, not when the aircraft is already waiting, and not over the phone while a courier stands at the counter.
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