Do you want to bring your Personal Goods In India, from Other Countries after finishing studies, work contract or even shifting permanent residence in India?
There are many people from India studying or working in foreign countries for many years, and while their residence there, they purchase many goods for their regular uses, specially electronic goods & accessories.
But after the finishing of their term there, they are mostly confused about what to do with such goods, because its not possible for them to bring all such goods in personal luggage, and they either sell their goods in lowest price or bring with them, and after bringing to India they got stuck with custom and pay heavy custom duty which includes penalty too some times.
What to Do then ?
We suggest if any one interested in bringing their belongings in India from overseas, then they should consult with proper Custom Broker & Freight forwarder in India and do not try to consult any freight forwarder or packers and movers in the country from the goods are supposed to ship. Because they do not know any rules and regulations related to the products you are bringing with you.
How to Contact Custom broker in India and What to Ask ?
We have multiples of Custom Broker at our site who are dealing in India’s several ports and custom stations, who can help you to clear your goods without any headache as per your choice of port or custom station, whichever is nearby to your home, it will less cost in transportation.
First you may please get ready the list of your products with complete description for each and every model no and make of year for each products, and if you have the purchase bill then best, please do not overlook any single smallest products.
Then contact to the Custom Broker In India and send them that list and ask him about the custom duty and gst rate or any other taxes on such products as well as their charges for handling with gst rate. also ask them in mail about whether any restriction or not on your products. It will help you to get confirmation about custom duty amount and whether the goods are allowed or not in India before sending them.
How to get Freight forwarder and what to ask them ?
Their are very good and reputed freight forwarders are at this site who are doing business from very long time and have their channel in several overseas countries as well as in India.
After confirmation from custom broker, please contact to the freight forwarder and ask them to provide the sea/air freight and other charges (must ask the destination charges) they will give you full and final charges including pickup of goods in overseas place up to delivery in India.
How can we help you ?
We have Q & A home page on our site, where you can ask direct all above question in general or in private mode to any registered users about same without contacting or giving your phone no. it will provide you several information and competitive charges for taking final & better decisions .
Conclusion
After all this process you will know the actual cost of bringing the goods in India, and you can analysis the difference between goods and shipment cost to decide whether is it reasonable to send the goods in India or sell in local.
Very informative and helpful.
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The above attached baggage rule may help more to understand the procedures.