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does anyone have shopping experience om saholic.com ? I want to know as they have a good deal on SE Xperia Arc S
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does anyone have shopping experience om saholic.com ? I want to know as they have a good deal on SE Xperia Arc S
Any reviews for saholic.com? Have seen many ad banners on TE itself.
Some members have received phones from saholic in the past and apart from that there are many hidden saholic employees on TE, just post some thread in mobile section with saholic etc.. as heading and they will jump out
I recently bought a laptop off eBay.com and shipped it to Mumbai via USPS Express.
The parcel was sent to Customs Office next to Santacruz Domestic Airport. I went there and had a meeting with the Deputy Commissioner of Customs. A very nice person and impressive personality. He explained to me the current Customs rules on imports via post.
Anything above Rs.2,000/- (item + shipping) is considered high value. Individuals are not permitted to import high value items by post. So when such a parcel arrives, it is detained and show-cause notice is sent to the individual. A flat duty of ~41% is levied on item value + shipping cost + 2% of both. This can be reduced to a minimum of ~14% (depending on category of item) by writing a application seeking a lenient view on duty being levied as the item is for personal use.
However, the worst part is that since an individual has violated Customs Rules by importing a high value item by post, a compulsory penalty has to be paid. This penalty has two components, viz. Customs and Personal. Customs penalty is at the descrition of DC, but has to be minimum of Rs.5,000/-, no matter what the value of the item be. Personal penalty is Rs.2,000/-.
So, no matter what the case be, you end-up paying minimum Rs.7,000/- as penalty + 14% duty!
However, if you have an import lisence, then the penalty and flat 41% duty does not apply.
So as per rules, personal imports are a NO-GO unless under Rs.2,000/-, in which case NO DUTY/PENALTY is levied.
^ when you get an item through SNS, what is the duty structure that gets applied?
is the item improted on your personal name? our is it on the name of SNS (in which case duty should be much lesser)?
Duty on computer parts is 15-16% if I remember correctly.