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| Thanks everyone for your suggestions. I think i am just gonna bring one and get my sis to bring the other. However, Quote:
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 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 | ||
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12th December 2005, 16:10
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12th December 2005, 19:03
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| 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. |
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13th December 2005, 11:39
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13th December 2005, 15:00
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8th February 2010, 18:39
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9th February 2010, 18:46
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| Senior - BHPian  | i went to India in April 2009 carrying two laptops. No problem carrying them. not even asked by officers. I landed at AMD, Gujarat. I was guided towards Green channel, which is for those who don't have to declare any custom goods and bags were scanned without any problems. I bought one laptop back and kept one back in India. I was helped by a policeman there, he kept the guy at scanning station busy in talks so that all my bags pass through without any problems. Gave him $5 gratuity for making my checkout process smooth. My friend went to AMD on Jan 3rd 2010. He too carried 2 laptops. No problem for him too. He brought one laptop back and sold one in India. Not sure about other airports, but officers and custom clearance are quite easy at AMD and i am planning to take 2 more in Dec 2010  . hope this time there is no problems. Hope this helps Just my 2 cents. Last edited by chevelle : 9th February 2010 at 18:49. |
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10th February 2010, 06:28
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