You have to pay taxes, also known as
customs duty, for importing mobile phones, tablets and other goods from a
foreign country into India. These taxes are often payable at the port
of entry (like the airport).
A package forwarding service service in India has shared the current tariff chart and it should give you a good idea of what kind of taxes you can expect to pay for importing the various categories of items into India. Here’s the chart updated after the 2013 Union Budget:
Say you have purchased a mobile phone from Amazon or eBay and have asked the seller to ship it to India. The value of the mobile phone listed in the invoics is $500. The customs officer in India may however assess the product’s value as, say, $600 and in that case, you will have to pay 6% customs duty on $600 (the assessed value) and not $500 (the invoice value).
And other than customs duty, you’ll have to pay shipping charges, broker fees, CESS and service tax for getting an item into India.
There are no taxes on importing books while the customs duty on mobile phones has recently been hiked from 1% to 6%. Also, you may import goods up to the value of INR 5000 duty free provided they are sent as gifts to you.
A package forwarding service service in India has shared the current tariff chart and it should give you a good idea of what kind of taxes you can expect to pay for importing the various categories of items into India. Here’s the chart updated after the 2013 Union Budget:
|
Category
|
Items to import
|
Customs Duty
|
|---|---|---|
| Books | Books (educational) | 0% |
| Computers | Laptop, Computers | 16.85% |
| Computer Printers | 16.85 % | |
| Laptop Battery | 28.85% | |
| Hard Disk (Internal) | 6.03% | |
| Hard Disk (External) | 16.85% | |
| Processor | 6.03% | |
| Other Computer Peripherals | 16.85% | |
| Cables & Wires | 25.85% | |
| Tablets | iPad | 16.85% |
| Mobile | Mobile Phones | 6.00% |
| Phone Accessories | 28.85% | |
| Music & Games | DVD/ CDS (movie) | 28.85% |
| Software DVD | 16.854% | |
| DVD Players, Blu-Ray | 28.85% | |
| iPod | 28.85% | |
| Video games | 28.85% | |
| Gaming Consoles | 28.85% | |
| Photography | ||
| Digital / Video Cameras | 28.80% | |
| Digital Still Image Camera | 16.854% | |
| Web cameras | 28.85% | |
| Camera Lens | 28.85% | |
| Everything Else | Television | 28.85% |
| Sports Equipment | 16.85% | |
| Hand (wrist) Watches | 28.85% | |
| Cosmetics, Stationery, Toys | 28.85% | |
| Sunglasses | 28.85% | |
| Electronics and Car parts | 28.85% | |
| Apparel | 23.90% | |
| Shoes | 28.85% | |
| Kitchen, Dining | 28.85% | |
| Artificial Jewelry | 28.85% |
How is Customs Duty Calculated?
It is important to note that the calculation of import duty is done based on the assessed value of an imported product and not the invoice value. Let me explain.Say you have purchased a mobile phone from Amazon or eBay and have asked the seller to ship it to India. The value of the mobile phone listed in the invoics is $500. The customs officer in India may however assess the product’s value as, say, $600 and in that case, you will have to pay 6% customs duty on $600 (the assessed value) and not $500 (the invoice value).
And other than customs duty, you’ll have to pay shipping charges, broker fees, CESS and service tax for getting an item into India.
There are no taxes on importing books while the customs duty on mobile phones has recently been hiked from 1% to 6%. Also, you may import goods up to the value of INR 5000 duty free provided they are sent as gifts to you.
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