Customs duty and VAT in INDIA.

[RAVI WADKAR]

I am interested in red scarlet. what is the procedure to import? what is the custom duty? who is clearing agent in mumbai who handled such previous import hasslefree...

[Grzegorz Gill]

Small thought.
I am a US national going to India for holiday, and I would like to bring a red epic along with a lens, and some AKS. Any one know if I still need to pay this 26%. I have brought a 5d kit and some glass before and no one stopped to ask. That was from Bangkok to Delhi. Any thoughts?

[Michael Thornton]

Small thought.
I am a US national going to India for holiday, and I would like to bring a red epic along with a lens, and some AKS. Any one know if I still need to pay this 26%. I have brought a 5d kit and some glass before and no one stopped to ask. That was from Bangkok to Delhi. Any thoughts?

Just pay the official customs handler at the baggage claim $50 USD, he will try to get more from you. Just be firm with your $50 offer. He will mark your luggage, just follow him don't pay until you are out of the airport.

[SUNILPREM]

Small thought.
I am a US national going to India for holiday, and I would like to bring a red epic along with a lens, and some AKS. Any one know if I still need to pay this 26%. I have brought a 5d kit and some glass before and no one stopped to ask. That was from Bangkok to Delhi. Any thoughts?

There have a temporary import license for that,u can import cam and accessory, I think that is free of charge,but surely you have to bring it back with you when you going back from India,other wise they will have fine .

[Yaque Silva-Doyle]

It may be considerably cheaper just to buy a ticket and fly it in. One of the many wonderful things about India is that anything can happen. :)

[Harcharan Singh]

Just pay the official customs handler at the baggage claim $50 USD, he will try to get more from you. Just be firm with your $50 offer. He will mark your luggage, just follow him don't pay until you are out of the airport

Do not promote corruption on a Public forum....

I am a US national going to India for holiday, and I would like to bring a red epic along with a lens, and some AKS. Any one know if I still need to pay this 26%. I have brought a 5d kit and some glass before and no one stopped to ask. That was from Bangkok to Delhi. Any thoughts?

If are taking back the camera after your holidays then you can ask the customs official to endorse it on a letter which you can carry with serial number and details of the equipment and show them when going back ...Do it in case you are asked to and carry all official invoices for your equipments...I hope it helps

Harcharan

[Michael Thornton]

Do not promote corruption on a Public forum....

As a visitor, I'm wondering if that was corruption or cultural.

What do you think?

If are taking back the camera after your holidays then you can ask the customs official to endorse it on a letter which you can carry with serial number and details of the equipment and show them when going back ...Do it in case you are asked to and carry all official invoices for your equipments...I hope it helps

Harcharan

I should not have pay any one for taking my Camera with me on a trip to India.

I usually go in and out, I am not importing the camera.

They know it, but they will hold you because you do not want to pay.

I just found that it's unfortunate but what can I do?

Be held up in custom for like 5 hours?

I would rather just follow the norm and go on my way.

You know they say "when in Rome, do what the Roman do".

[Harcharan Singh]

As a visitor, I'm wondering if that was corruption or cultural.

I do not know from which part of the world you come from ...but I know what our culture is and maybe corruption is a culture in your part of the world.

Secondly if you find our culture unacceptable then do not come here .First you come here , make money and then mix corruption and culture of my country in a public forum...

Harcharan

[Michael Thornton]

I do not know from which part of the world you come from ...but I know what our culture is and maybe corruption is a culture in your part of the world.

Secondly if you find our culture unacceptable then do not come here .First you come here , make money and then mix corruption and culture of my country in a public forum...

Harcharan

We do not have any People here with official badges asking tourist for money to get their belongings out of the airport here in the USA.

[Harcharan Singh]

We do not have any People here with official badges asking tourist for money to get their belongings out of the airport here in the USA.

Do not pay...talk to the top official in customs...you wont be dissapointed...