Customs Duty for Electronic Items

[bmon]

Hi,
We are going to India next month and plan to take few electronics items like Dvd player,Car stereo,car dvd player with monitor etc. Also few Solar garden lamps.Do we have to pay high duty? will taking these things be worth after paying duty?Please share your experience and Tips. We will also be carrying our ofiice as well as personal laptops which we will bring back to US.Will there be customs issues for this?
Ur suggestions wud be greatly appreciated.
Thanks

[bmon]

Hi,
There is a two way FRS radio available in Outpost.com Columbia: FRS22-SPR-2 .This is actually free after rebate. Just wanted to know whether this will work in India? Also is it dutyable ?
Thanks

[simshyam]

They usually let go if you have 2 or 3 items at the most. But they mark your bags all over in customs if they think you are carrying expensive or too many electronic goods. Laptops shouldn't be a problem as long as you are agreeing to bring them back to US. I am sure you must have got all those items on great discount. So in the worst case, just drop them in the trash if they charge you duty.

[mitushib]

The custom allows upto Rs 10000 of stuff. usually perfumes clothes and all that small stuff they dont include in the price but remember to carry receipts and you should be fine. Dont go and declare. if they ask then tell truthfully . Also i think new laws allow you to take one laptop without duty to india i am not sure but thats what the 2004 budget declared.

[amr_1976]

http://www.indoindians.com/info/duty.htm

http://www.thokalath.com/baggage/in...stom_tariff.php

http://www.ieport.com/baggage_rules/faq.htm

http://www.cbec.gov.in/cae/customs/cs-act/formatted-htmls/cs-rulef.htm

See below ...

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The Indian Revenue Department has specified a list of items, including the size, that can now be imported duty-free as part of baggage.
This list includes:

Personal Jewellery

One camera with film rolls not exceeding 20

One video camera/camcoder with accessories and with video cassette not exceeding 12.

One pair of binoculars

One portable color television not exceeding 15 cms in size.

One music system, including compact disk player

One portable typewriter.

One perambulator

One tent and other camping equipment

One Computer ( laptop/notebook )

One Electronic Diary

One portable wireless receiving set (transistor radio)

Professional equipments, instruments and apparatus of appliances including professional audio/video equipment

Sports equipment such as one fishing outfit, one sporting firearm and fifty cartridges, one non-powered bicycle, one canoe or range less than 51 meters long, one pair of skids, two tennis racket, one golf set(14pcs. with a dozen golf balls).

One Cell Phone
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