playstation Posted October 12, 2012 Report Share Posted October 12, 2012 Hi guys, wanted to know how much stuffs and how expensive are allowed by Indian Airports for people to bring from Foreign countries to India?? I mean electronics specially..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtheK Posted October 12, 2012 Report Share Posted October 12, 2012 Goods worth 25k inr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anikesh Posted October 12, 2012 Report Share Posted October 12, 2012 things like laptop mobile can be bought as personal items so bringing then without cover is good idea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
playstation Posted October 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2012 Goods worth 25k inr its 25k for total goods ..its seems...too less btw will i need a proof to show its around that price... things like laptop mobile can be bought as personal items so bringing then without cover is good idea okay. for stuffs like game console /av receivers also need to be bought without cover...all open i mean... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cherry Posted October 12, 2012 Report Share Posted October 12, 2012 It actually depends upon their mood.I have bought Asus laptops ipads together and my carrying bag was marked as X so had to pay customs on that.Sometimes they dont mark X on the baggage so it becomes customs free.Or you can try out your luck by rubbing the x mark on your baggage. LoL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tushiq Posted October 12, 2012 Report Share Posted October 12, 2012 I think it all depends on what you are carrying, if its something small like mobile,camera,handheld gaming device,laptop, watch or jewelry, it is recommended you throw away the packaging and invoice.Also try to carry these things on you rather than keeping them in your suitcase. For example carry the phone in your pocket,wear the jewelry and watch.Keep the camera in a waist pouch,and make sure it has some pics stored in it. As for big things like game console,e.t.c it all depends on the sole discretion of the custom officer, if he is ready to believe that you carried the console from here to abroad, just for entertainment. It will be hard to make him believe if you are going for a few days. If for a few months, then it will be easier. Also a lot of times they don't stop you, specially if you are not carrying anything big,and have only one or two suitcase per person. Anything more than this will attract their eye. And if you are carrying something like lcd or led, then there is no way to avoid customs, as soon as you put the tv on your trolly they will call you for inspection. In the end it really does not depend on the value of the goods, it depends on how well can you hide them. Even if they stop you there is a high probability that they will ask you for bribe instead of charging you customs, in this case negotiate as much as you can. Plus I would like to add if you are buying electronics, a lot of countries offer VAT refund,make sure to ask the dealer from where you buy if the item that you have purchased is eligible for this or not, if yes then you will need to carry the invoice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
playstation Posted October 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2012 It actually depends upon their mood.I have bought Asus laptops ipads together and my carrying bag was marked as X so had to pay customs on that.Sometimes they dont mark X on the baggage so it becomes customs free.Or you can try out your luck by rubbing the x mark on your baggage. LoL ok....but say if i get a stuff for within Rs 25k. will i need a proof to pass through custom without paying custom on that?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
achilles Posted October 12, 2012 Report Share Posted October 12, 2012 I thought it was $5000.. coz if it is 25k, I've been friggin lucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ph3N0M Posted October 12, 2012 Report Share Posted October 12, 2012 I need someone to bring me a GTX 680, and a SSD from US. Direct conversion from dollars would make it around 35000. Any chance of getting customs? I guess he can carry the SSD in his handbag, but graphics card may not be small enough to carry in it. Can the things being carried in handbag be sealed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACIDICBRAT Posted October 12, 2012 Report Share Posted October 12, 2012 Last year i bought least 1.5 lac around good for my car, inlcuding alloys,projectors, led tail lamps, K and & in big boxes, suprisingly no one stopped us I feel indian customs really depends on their mood and maybe somewhat on the timings when your flight lights, they mite be like a little more lazy by 2 - 5am or so??!?! And a week back i got a sealed mac air, and they took 5k bribe for it since i got it box packed itself (dint want to open it before i reachd home ) and i was just carrying a bag and still was stopped and checked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invader Posted October 12, 2012 Report Share Posted October 12, 2012 I need someone to bring me a GTX 680, and a SSD from US. Direct conversion from dollars would make it around 35000. Any chance of getting customs? I guess he can carry the SSD in his handbag, but graphics card may not be small enough to carry in it. Can the things being carried in handbag be sealed? yes why not .. i believe they both will fit in the handbag .. just make sure you dont have the box or anything with it ... i have seen many bring gpus with them without getting charged for customs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ph3N0M Posted October 12, 2012 Report Share Posted October 12, 2012 yes why not .. i believe they both will fit in the handbag .. just make sure you dont have the box or anything with it ... i have seen many bring gpus with them without getting charged for customs Can't he bring it in an unsealed box? I would love to have the box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cherry Posted October 13, 2012 Report Share Posted October 13, 2012 ok....but say if i get a stuff for within Rs 25k. will i need a proof to pass through custom without paying custom on that?? You might have to.It depends upon your luck actually Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtheK Posted October 13, 2012 Report Share Posted October 13, 2012 Can't he bring it in an unsealed box? I would love to have the box. Take the card out, and keep the box alone after crushing it so it goes right on the bottom of the suitcase, you can reassemble it easily after that. Yes PS you will have to show the bill, or they will take an approximate value decided by them not the one given by you. I got a music system for my car for shich i did not have the ill, it was 18k, he told me as per indian prices this sells for 40k, so i showed him the invoice after opening my laptop and he let me go after that. Usually if you have sealed boxes or stuff in boxes it is easier to get caught. (I think they run a bar code scanner to check the value of the item in the box). And as people said above carry as much on you and it is totally on there mood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Joker Posted October 13, 2012 Report Share Posted October 13, 2012 ps bhai customs depends on the customs officers mood few months back dad bought a 3dtv he wasnt even stopped by customs but when i bought a lcd tv with me 2 years back worth 22k i was stopped had to 500 rs bribe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtheK Posted October 13, 2012 Report Share Posted October 13, 2012 You could have just shown the bill and got away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Joker Posted October 13, 2012 Report Share Posted October 13, 2012 You could have just shown the bill and got away. showed him the bill from jumbo but still he was making alot of fuss and it was 2 am i was really tried Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
playstation Posted October 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2012 thank you guys for the info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
playstationdude Posted October 13, 2012 Report Share Posted October 13, 2012 One laptop is duty free. As for mobile, carry it in your pocket Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solitaire Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 I still think that 25k limit is kinda retarded in this day and age. Also noticed when I flew in day before (with 2 laptops, 3 phones in my bags and they didn't charge me ) that they had a higher limit for value of jewelry worn by women. I call that sexist and discriminatory against men They should allow gadgetry worth 1 lakh for geeks then I've done it before with far more valuable stuff from Thailand and Singapore and such (some still boxed like GPUs and Motherboards) and it just depends on your luck (rub that goddamn X mark off and walk through the green channel). Generally take the box off before bringing it in or fold and put away the box in a different part of your luggage (did this with the PS3). You know a far scarier thing is when I fly back to college in the US with a huge amount of Indian food in my suitcase and this huge black dude goes "Do you have any foodstuff in your luggage?" and you have to go "Nope" confidently and nonchalantly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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