Comments on: Online shopping and getting stuff into India (Customs)

By: John

John — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:47:00 +0000

After reading your post I wanted to ask if the seller if pricing the item low for saving customs duty. Do they ever provide an Original Bill / Invoice for the same item through another courier or not(for warranty)? Just like in-case of new Debit Card the bank send Card and Password in 2 separate couriers.

*****
I know it is kinda off topic, but don’t know where else to ask.
*****
I want to know if I buy an electronic or kitchenware from US site like ebay or others and the cost is lets say US 100$ and the moment at which I buy it through credit card(cc) the FX rate of Rs. is let say Rs. 48. So will I be paying Rs. 4800 to the credit card company or will there be additional costs like currency exchange rate or taxes or VAT.

Is the US $ charged will be FX rate of Rs. at the time i confirmed payment online or the time it is realized at the supplier/seller’s account?

Also, what is the best way to get it delivered for electronic US post, airmail or courier(UPS, FedEx)?

Thanks

By: Praveen Gowda I V

Praveen Gowda I V — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:30:51 +0000

I recently bought a set of stickers which cost $100 and they company confirmed that they have shipped it through USPS, For $100 worth stickers how much will I be charged as custom fees ?
moreover I got this stickers as a prize and I did not pay any money, but the company will state that I have paid for it so it cannot be considered as gift.
But I wanted to know what will happen if I don’t want to pay the custom fees ?

By: Chitvan

Chitvan — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:45:49 +0000

i have bought 5 dresses & a handbag from a uk website (total value of £229)..& from another online shopping store i bought stockings worth £45…& another uk website from whom i bought 4 dresses & a bag, shoes n a pair of stockings…value of £161 (the latter being shipped in two packages)….I am very intrigued to learn if these items (for personal use only) will invite any duty & charges….?
if yes roughly how much….
last time i ordered from uk…n the parcel came in fine…
would it this time?

By: Phani

Phani — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:18:19 +0000

Hi wiseTechie,Your blog was very helpful to everyone.I hope you will help me too .I wanna buy a Tablet pc worth 125$ from china based website dhgate.com.The seller said that he will ship through DHL and will declare low price i.e below 40$ in the invoice to avoid custom duty.my question here is will there be any problem in doing so ? and what will be the custom duty for 125$ tablet ? (price includes shipping cost through DHL).Waiting for your reply.Thankyou

By: Phani

Phani — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:19:38 +0000

Tablet price + shipping(DHL) = 125$

By: Purvang

Purvang — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 12:36:05 +0000

I live in Italy and i would like to ship 46″ LED TV to India. How much Indian customs will charge if i ship thru FedEx or DHL? Thanks for your help.

By: pgupta

pgupta — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:47:17 +0000

Hi, I want to ship two headphones from the USA worth 20 USD each. They are with my friend so I can ask her to mark it as a gift, but what else is required? Should she open the packaging? Should the invoice be included in the parcel? Any detail on the procedure will be most welcome. Sorry for bombarding you with questions

By: MINTU

MINTU — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:50:55 +0000

Hi WiseTechie, Your blog is amazing. I need some information regarding importing supplements.

I have a few friends there. So, i thought, I’l tell them to buy for me and then send them to me as a GIFT !!

So how much should this giftweigh and is there any limitation on its worth ?

Could you tell me what is the safest quantity of supplements to be imported without having any problems with the customs department ? 10 kg or 20 kg or even more ?

Also, whats the best means of importing ? Airmail or any other service ?? so that the customs care least about my package.

By: Revathy

Revathy — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:38:42 +0000

I had ordered some cosmetics from US which was shipped via USPS and it claims that it is now at the Chennai Customs office….. how do I claim my shipment… any details would be helpful… thanku…

By: Partha

Partha — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 07:02:13 +0000

@Nikhil I have no idea what happend to your package, but my guess is the customs guys in India must have “lost” the camera when they opened you package for inspections. By the way, I would suggest you to use AusPost Express Courier International to ship items to India from Australia. I use that all the time to ship stuffs to my family in India, it takes about 5 to 7 days to reach their doorsteps, although the ECI is a bit expensive than registered post, but its the safest and fastest option for high value goods.