Importing a Nexus 4 in under 25k possible?!

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prateekS said:
yeah i didnt want to prove you wrong , according to rdst_1's sale thread u said u get it for 25k , well u dont :)

Shipping cost of HSG is wrong too !

I have the BOE for my parcel received yesterday , customs for 2 phones and 2 cases= 4946 INR.
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Can you post the scanned copy of the BOE please ?
 
@varkey Thanks for posting the details was planning to do that myself as @prateekS was adamant that they cannot cost less then 25k, Will be getting some tomorrow if any one want the cost brakeup can ask it here.
 
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It's true that one can get the N4 16GB for under 25k.
@prateekS mate you are probably the only one trying to defend "your" FOR SALE rates. Why not just admit that it can actually be gotten for under 25k and let the issue go? I bet people would be hesitant to buy it from you if they know how much the total actually comes to? Your next defence would be "I have the phones with me, shipping will take 3-4 days. SnS and others will take over a week!", right?
Fact: Its India and sellers will do anything to get more from customers. Not surprising.

Nothing personal.
@karankapoor did you order the N4 too? N4 is out of my budget. Thinking of getting the Pantech Burst. :3[DOUBLEPOST=1363799392][/DOUBLEPOST]Everything is posted right here:
www.techenclave.com/community/threads/importing-nexus-4-16gb-process-and-cost.146416/
 
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prateekS said:
Attached Duty invoice and BOE copy for two phones and 4 cases.

@buBleZ enjoy.
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@prateekS - You are simply trying to inflate the duty applicable. I went through the BOE you posted and its pretty clear that the duty on the phone is just Rs 2193 and the duty on the cases is Rs 2753 ie a total of Rs 4946. The rate of duty on the case was about 29%.

Even the Rs 2193 is high and the reason being you clubbed items belonging to different duty slabs in a single shipment. It may be Fedex's fault but they should have entered items of each category as a separate line item. But in this case the assessing officer had to manually identify the items and the duty rate applicable, now why would you want to let an Indian customs officer do that? :p Secondly the declared value was given as FOB whereas it should've been CIF, which means they added 21.x% of the value as insurance and freight.

(Just realized that its for two phones, then its very very less. You seem to have undervalued it by almost 50% :P)

You simply can't base all your theories on a single case and try to force it on others as the standard.

So for others who were planning to order multiple items belonging to different duty slabs for example phones with a rate of 7% and cases etc with a rate of 28-29% in a single shipment, please don't do it unless you are getting it through PPOBox.
 
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Two phones.. Also, as I have already sold the phones, it doesn't matter anymore.. Not interested in n4's..so please as a request, stop tagging me..
 
Wait, that's for two phones? Then its very very less. You seem to have even undervalued it by a great margin! :P

@prateekS
 
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^ THe thing is i hadent !! and how do customs on 4 cases come to be 2k+ ?

Plus seal was broken,customs has evaluated the phone....they have added some tax called SADD...

Also sarath's thread says it all , im just saying how much it cost me...plus i used entropay , so 5% for that , not forcing anything upon anyone mate , again i uploaded the BOE as per indian's request....thats it...im out..
 
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^ THe thing is i hadent !! and how do customs on 4 cases come to be 2k+ ?

Plus seal was broken,customs has evaluated the phone....they have added some tax called SADD...
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Assessable Value

Phones : Rs 19440 (Damn good for 2 phones)
Cases : Rs 9454 (Its very high, but then the phones were evaluated at half the price ;) )

I believe the SAD - Special Additional Duty was applicable on the cases as mobile phones are exempted. So making the effective rate for the cases approx 28-29%.[DOUBLEPOST=1363804735][/DOUBLEPOST]
prateekS said:
Also sarath's thread says it all , im just saying how much it cost me...plus i used entropay , so 5% for that , not forcing anything upon anyone mate , again i uploaded the BOE as per indian's request....thats it...im out..
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From your earlier posts it seemed like you were. ;)
 
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@varkey
I was once charged SAD for my phones as well. Are you sure, they are exempt.
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Chapter 85:

85.1 Full exemption from basic customs duty, additional duty of customs presently available on parts, components and accessories of mobile handsets including cellular phones is being extended to parts, components and sub-parts of parts and components required for manufacture of Memory Cards for mobile phones [S. No 431 of notification No. 12/2012-Customs dated 17.03.2012refers]

85.2 Full exemption from Special Additional Duty of customs on parts, components and accessories of mobile handsets including cell phones valid up to 31.3.13 is being been extended to parts, sub-parts and components of Memory Cards for mobile handsets including cellular phones. The validity of this exemption is being extended upto 31.3.2013. [S. No 5 of notification No. 21/2012-Customs dated 17.03.2012 refers]
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