"Importing" Laptops to India - How many per person?

[Rehaan]

Thanks everyone for your suggestions.
I think i am just gonna bring one and get my sis to bring the other.

However,

Originally Posted by Conan

1. You are allowed to carry one official laptop. Try to get a letter from your company saying that it is official.

That is a really good idea!! 10% chance i might do that!..thanks.

On the other hand...

Originally Posted by Conan

2. Send one laptop in checkin baggage and one in carry baggage.

....(no offence) but this is a pretty bad idea in reality!!
coz firstly, check in bags literally get thrown around,
and secondly, chances are your bag WILL get opened (if not lost) and there usually isnt a way of proving what you had in there if it is missing!

Heres the config i picked up if anyone is interested > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MEWN%3AIT&rd=1
Good deal ?

Thanks again for your help,
R

[tsk1979]

Well you can always pay 10$ and get anything in. 10$ bill works like magic in bangalore(Greedy ones want 15$)

[sbasak]

Bombay custom officials are notorious for harrassing people. Once they grilled me half an hour for a mere £60 DVD Writer. They couldn't even understand what a DVD Writer is!!! Bombay has the toughest customs, closely followed by Delhi and Calcutta is the easiest (they rarely ask any question - other intl' airports, I've not visited )

You can carry one laptop without any problem nowadays.

To carry a second laptop, your best bet will be handing it over to a friend/co-passenger (who is not already carrying a laptop) and he should claim it for him.

Also, if you can show them that you are coming back to USA, (your visa validity and return air ticket should do) you should face no problem.

Most of time you can get away with $10-$15 bribe. But if your luck is bad (some high ranking official is doing the check) you may end up paying full duty! One of my friends has caught in such situation and had to pay Rs 17,000 for his £400 camcorder.

Officially, if you're carrying something from India, you can ask for custom entry clearence form in counter. But often custom officials are lazy giving it (once they declared the item on back of my air ticket!) Sometimes they demand money even for providing such form.

[navin]

Originally Posted by Rehaan

....(no offence) but this is a pretty bad idea in reality!!
coz firstly, check in bags literally get thrown around

I usually check my laptop in. I have a hard case. throw in a few layes of clothes, then the laptop then more clothes and the laptop is well protected.

i've done this for the last 3 years without a problem. I am lazy and hate carrying anything on the plane.

[cnu]

Originally Posted by Rehaan

Heres the config i picked up if anyone is interested > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MEWN%3AIT&rd=1
Good deal ?

Thats a terrific configuration Rehaan and yes its a great deal. Congrats.