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

By: prosenjit ghosh

prosenjit ghosh — Thu, 03 May 2012 07:11:38 +0000

dear cj let me share my experience.
you have to regulerly check ips wb track.if it is upadetd regulerly.you are cool.if you see item retention….then you have to personally go to international post section,main post office section of your city and negotiate about the duty etc.simply bargaining..but if item retention is in any other city before reaching karanataka..then you have to contact customs clearing agent of that city..they will take a charge and clear your item.
hope none of this happens and the item simply reaches to ur doorstep with zero or minimum duty.

By: cjggowda

cjggowda — Wed, 02 May 2012 18:14:05 +0000

Dear friend
i have purchased one vostok watch through ebay.com (cost of watch $69.9 and delevery charge is $15). Through isp web tracking i found that the recent location: “DIMC NEW DELHI 37″ and event type: “Send item to domestic location (Inb)” on 1/5/2012. how long it will take to reach me in karnataka? what would be the custuom duty i have to pay and how to pay?

thank you very much

By: Subhajit Paul

Subhajit Paul — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 10:55:14 +0000

Hi,
What would be the custom duty for importing 3 used lenses for SLR camera from ebay.com (Shops are in UK and Australia) that costs $45, $96 and $178 respectively? Who would collect the duty? Is it the postman who delivers the item?

By: Vicky

Vicky — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 05:28:18 +0000

Hi,
I have bought a mobile phone of 409$ from china. i am from Orissa in India.how and when will i get the mobile if it got stuck in Customs??

Thanks
Vicky

By: Prasad

Prasad — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 08:00:14 +0000

Hi,

I would like to buy a Mobile Phone from China from the http://www.fastcardtech.com website and the Phone Cost is near to 20000.Rs and they are gonna ship it for free even though they following courier services.
Normally it will takes 12 to 15 business days by EMS,
8 to 10 business days by DHL ,15 to 40 business days by airmail to arrived in there. So if i have a option to choose a courier service. what do i need to choose for low cost and in legal way? As i don’t want to skip the duty fees. And what is the duty fees for the for the Price mentioned the for the above product.

The information provided would be helpful from me thanks.

Thanks
Prasad

By: Abtheman085

Abtheman085 — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 19:37:34 +0000

Hello,

Nice blog wisetechie… I want to buy sone coins from eBay.com for my personal collection but sellers says they loose coin parcel everytime to customs. May I know how indian custom dept are able to detect that coin is inside the packet even notes do reach my doorstep but coins they never reach… How to dupe them in this case wisetechie ? Pls Somebody help me in this case …

Awaiting your reply !

By: Anish Goyal

Anish Goyal — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 16:19:55 +0000

Hi!
I had a very poor experience while importing a tablet pc from china via dhl. The device cost was rs.13000 & dhl charged me Rs.3500 as inbound charges for importing it.(I had got the parcel declared as Gift item with custom value of us$259).
The device I got was defective so I sent it back to China via airmail by declaring it as a gift item with custom value of Us$29.- This item was delivered to the concerned person in China(duty free) after 43 days causing mental tension as the parcel was not at all trackable & is still not trackable even after delivery.

Now I want to import another tablet pc from china so kindly guide me wether should I import it via dhl or by registered air-mail.

If by registered air-mail than should it be declared as Gift item with custom value of us$259 or undervalue.

What custom would be charged for usd259 tablet pc.

Do reply!

By: arnav

arnav — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:50:09 +0000

i want to buy a wacth timex from US site its 40$ and 20$ for shipping to delhi……………………………………….i want to know if i have to go to airport/customs to get the watch and if i have to pay any duty on that or ithe watch will come directly to my address in delhi and i dont have to pay any duty……………….and what if i buy it on on friends address in US then ask him to send it here to me in delhi……..then what are the possible options for sending it here by courier ( what all couriers optons i have )

By: Sarit

Sarit — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 14:42:23 +0000

I bought some Panasonic and Sony Mini DV camcorders from eBay sites. Almost 20 camcorders, they are all used but in good condition. I have an IEC Code.issued by DGFT. All these camcorders had been detained by customs office. First they asked for invoice. I presented all invoices paid through eBay. Now they tell me that they are going to cease all my camcorders as used electronics goods are ban to be imported. Now what can I do? Even I told them, if I am liable to penalty, they can release my parcels with penalty charges.. But I am an ignorant thats why asking for any advice to recover my goods. Whether importing used camera is a ban in India? Can I recover my camcorders?

By: Manasi

Manasi — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 06:34:30 +0000

Hi wisetechie! I purchased a Graphic Card of $650 from US seller on ebay. And now it’s in customs office. How much duty do I need to pay for the same?