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THAT MUCH? WOW
amen to that!
I'm from Brazil! Yes, we have and it's popular, but i'm not a gamer at all lol
In most cases, if you are just carrying it with you (not in its original box), they'd let it pass. Shipping it is a totally different business.
The gaming PC that's how Lol!
I was the 1st in BF and 2nd in NY.
happy happy happy @sh97
inshallah this year-coming will be good in everything.
Yah, just don't get disheartened by a few losses. My first time, I was on a 25Mbps connection iirc. Lost a few before winning my first giveaway ever, it was a 1GB RAM VPS from what I can remember.
Sometimes even if you are carrying it with you, you might end up in an awkward situation. I mean it's rare but it's defo there although only applicable at certain airports.
I only play minecraft. It's the only game I enjoy
I've heard nightmare stories of Brazilian customs as well, especially when it comes to gaming consoles. A few years ago, there was a YouTube documentary on the topic. Still the same?
I've heard that's pretty strict
Yah, that's not completely deniable. They do sometimes check and charge you arbitrarily even if you claim it's a personal device you use on a daily basis.
@TrK Recently, I heard a millionaire got hit with customs taxes for his Rollie he was wearing on his hand.
This is it: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/high-court-allows-man-to-retrieve-rolex-watch-seized-by-customs-at-airport-after-paying-fine-what-case-means-for-those-planning-to-buy-iphone-macbook-or-other-laptop-from-us-dubai/articleshow/124383934.cms
yup and more than strict they will sometime just charge a bunch of charges you won't even know and if you want the product you gotta pay them or they confiscate that very item.
Oof!
Apparently all personal use items are taxable is they are "new" i don't know how they classify it but with or without packing you might end up paying the import duty or just tax based on the tax invoice.
Just check the article I linked above. Even your personal belongings you wear on your body are not safe from customs here in India.
Bruh how is that even allowed
Yah, it's still a mystery how even after all these years, the customs rules in India aren't written in stone, providiing major leeway to the officers to do as they see fit.
It's more become an unwritten rule than being legally sanctioned.
shukran yakhi ehab
see it's clearly stated all products valued more than 50K(including product cost and any other fees if listed on the invoice) will be required to pay import duty and/or tax on taxable value. There are times you are required to pay cess as well. God this a mess.
@MrEd Got my first similar comment on this thread
. Can you share deets whenever you are free, if it's not too much of a headache?
That makes complete sense if you are planning to sell something once in India. But, if it's something personal, it doesn't make any sense to be declaring it and paying charges on the thing every time you enter the country. What happens to a Rollie owner who visits India eveyer week?
See it works something like this, once i pay the tax of the item no matter the origin of the said item i can just have it with me along with a export cert if the item is really valuable and they won't charge anything if i return with the same item and show them the export cert, The phones and laptops are exempted and you can carry two laptops and two phones without any issues but everything apart even a projector and camera you will be either required to show export cert or pay the tax if asked by custom officer incharge.
Oh, thanks for explaining. But, what happens if the person is a frequent traveller to India. What's the validity on the cert?
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The cert includes some sort of serial number or any visible proof of the said item. Unless you are changing the item, there isn't any issue with the number of times you leave or arrive at airport cause everytime the same item will be logged by a customs officer and verified upon arrival.