Amazon.com - Anyone ordered anything?

Rtech · 31st August 2005, 13:29

Just wondering if anyone here has any experience with ordering things from Amazon. I'm looking at ordering a couple of hard to find books and DVD's, but not sure about the shipping.

Would there be any problems once it lands on Indian shores or would it get delivered direct to my door?

aggressive_anush · 31st August 2005, 13:50

I remember trying to order some books from amazon once, but they did not deliver to india. Apparantly those books were for sale only over there or something like that. Have ordered a lot from e-bay though and everything gets delivered without any problems.

Rtech · 31st August 2005, 14:01

Amazon do have shipping to India now.

And when you say you ordered from ebay, do you mean on of their international sites or are we talking ebay.in??

Frankly i don't think there should be a problem for books/dvd's, but then again, who knows what can happen here!!

aggressive_anush · 31st August 2005, 14:19

Well.. actually it isnt a problem with shipping to india. Some of the books available here have a "for sale only in india,....." label on them. I think similarly a few of the books available on amazon are for sale only in north america etc , and so will not be shipped here. I might be wrong, but that seemed to be the case when i tried ordering something from there.

And about ebay it was the international sites, not ebay.in. Ordered games, watches etc from there. Everything reached on time without any problem.

Abhay · 31st August 2005, 14:42

Amazon ships to India eh ?
I didnt know that ....have to check it as its a great way of buying stuff you dont find in shops

tsk1979 · 31st August 2005, 14:47

Wow, i didnt know that you could order from ebay us! If you dont mind my asking what did you order and how much shipping did you pay? What about customs and all?

aggressive_anush · 31st August 2005, 14:54

Well the shipping varied quite a bit. Ordered a few games which cost less than 10$ to ship if i remember right. Watches - Some of them didnt cost much to ship, but one watch came in a big fat box, and i think they charged 30-40 euros shipping for that since it was being shipped from germany. That was the only item that got stuck at the customs also. The cds and dvds reached without a problem.

Also my friends keep ordering cds online, and it never seems to be a problem with the customs even though they order 10-15 cds each time.

Samurai · 31st August 2005, 14:57

Yup, do it all the time. One of things I really missed after leaving USA was the ability to shop online. The Indian online shops suck bigtime, and Amazon.com is my all time favourite.

Many of the books I need for my office library I don't get it locally. So I end up ordering from Amazon.com. The movie DVD Lord of Rings: Return of the King has been released in US for 10 months and but not released in India. Therefore I got it delivered from Amazon.com.

I have been ordering books/CD/DVD from Amazon.com since last year using my HDFC Visa card, delivered right to my office in Bangalore.

Books, CD, DVD don't attract customs duty. Don't try ordering electronics or other consumer items, they'll get stuck in customs.

GTO · 31st August 2005, 15:22

I have been ordering from Amazon for almost a decade now : The sheer choice available makes it (and Ebay.com not co.in) a one stop shop.

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Books, CD, DVD don't attract customs duty. Don't try ordering electronics or other consumer items, they'll get stuck in customs.

? I have been paying duty each and every one of the times that I have received books / DVDs from Amazon. I dont know about Bangalore, but the bombay boys sure as hell charge you custom each and every time.

GTO

Rtech · 31st August 2005, 15:25

Well, I've gone ahead and placed a small order. Lets see what happens before I do anything else.

GTO, how much duty do you end up paying?

Samurai · 31st August 2005, 15:32

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Originally Posted by GTO

I have been paying duty each and every one of the times that I have received books / DVDs from Amazon. I dont know about Bangalore, but the bombay boys sure as hell charge you custom each and every time.
GTO

Oh boy! My sympathies...

I have never paid anything more than what Amazon.com charged me at their website. Looks like your Mumbai customs boys work overtime.

In fact I have ordered similar stuff from other online websites in USA and had it delivered without any hassle or customs.

typeOnegative · 31st August 2005, 15:38

Hmm. I have ordered from Amazon too and have not been charged. :| Maybe it was because I did it from someplace other than Mumbai.

Samurai · 31st August 2005, 15:44

GTO, have you tried ordering items other than Books/CD/DVD, like say some electonics items. What kind of rate did they apply as duty in each case?

v1p3r · 31st August 2005, 16:00

Amazon will not ship anything except books/posters/CDs/DVDs to India. So no chance of any electronic items or apparel.

GTO · 31st August 2005, 16:03

Dont remember the exact rates but I think it was anywhere between 30 - 50% of the invoice amount.

Next time - I am going to have it shipped to Bangalore, and have someone courier it to me local

GTO

31st August 2005, 13:29	#1
Rtech Team-BHP Support Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 5,770 Thanked: 359 Times View My Garage	Amazon.com - Anyone ordered anything? Just wondering if anyone here has any experience with ordering things from Amazon. I'm looking at ordering a couple of hard to find books and DVD's, but not sure about the shipping. Would there be any problems once it lands on Indian shores or would it get delivered direct to my door?
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31st August 2005, 13:50	#2
aggressive_anush BHPian Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 97 Thanked: Once	I remember trying to order some books from amazon once, but they did not deliver to india. Apparantly those books were for sale only over there or something like that. Have ordered a lot from e-bay though and everything gets delivered without any problems.
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31st August 2005, 14:01	#3
Rtech Team-BHP Support Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 5,770 Thanked: 359 Times View My Garage	Amazon do have shipping to India now. And when you say you ordered from ebay, do you mean on of their international sites or are we talking ebay.in?? Frankly i don't think there should be a problem for books/dvd's, but then again, who knows what can happen here!!
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31st August 2005, 14:19	#4
aggressive_anush BHPian Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 97 Thanked: Once	Well.. actually it isnt a problem with shipping to india. Some of the books available here have a "for sale only in india,....." label on them. I think similarly a few of the books available on amazon are for sale only in north america etc , and so will not be shipped here. I might be wrong, but that seemed to be the case when i tried ordering something from there. And about ebay it was the international sites, not ebay.in. Ordered games, watches etc from there. Everything reached on time without any problem.
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31st August 2005, 14:42	#5
Abhay BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pune Posts: 727 Thanked: 11 Times	Amazon ships to India eh ? I didnt know that ....have to check it as its a great way of buying stuff you dont find in shops
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tsk1979 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 23,717 Thanked: 22,798 Times View My Garage	Wow, i didnt know that you could order from ebay us! If you dont mind my asking what did you order and how much shipping did you pay? What about customs and all?
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31st August 2005, 14:54	#7
aggressive_anush BHPian Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 97 Thanked: Once	Well the shipping varied quite a bit. Ordered a few games which cost less than 10$ to ship if i remember right. Watches - Some of them didnt cost much to ship, but one watch came in a big fat box, and i think they charged 30-40 euros shipping for that since it was being shipped from germany. That was the only item that got stuck at the customs also. The cds and dvds reached without a problem. Also my friends keep ordering cds online, and it never seems to be a problem with the customs even though they order 10-15 cds each time. Last edited by aggressive_anush : 31st August 2005 at 14:56.
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31st August 2005, 14:57	#8
Samurai Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Bangalore/Udupi Posts: 25,813 Thanked: 45,434 Times View My Garage	Yup, do it all the time. One of things I really missed after leaving USA was the ability to shop online. The Indian online shops suck bigtime, and Amazon.com is my all time favourite. Many of the books I need for my office library I don't get it locally. So I end up ordering from Amazon.com. The movie DVD Lord of Rings: Return of the King has been released in US for 10 months and but not released in India. Therefore I got it delivered from Amazon.com. I have been ordering books/CD/DVD from Amazon.com since last year using my HDFC Visa card, delivered right to my office in Bangalore. Books, CD, DVD don't attract customs duty. Don't try ordering electronics or other consumer items, they'll get stuck in customs. Last edited by Samurai : 31st August 2005 at 15:00.
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31st August 2005, 15:25	#10
Rtech Team-BHP Support Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 5,770 Thanked: 359 Times View My Garage	Well, I've gone ahead and placed a small order. Lets see what happens before I do anything else. GTO, how much duty do you end up paying?
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31st August 2005, 15:38	#12
typeOnegative Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Vikhroli, Mumbai, India Posts: 1,503 Thanked: 27 Times	Hmm. I have ordered from Amazon too and have not been charged. :\| Maybe it was because I did it from someplace other than Mumbai.
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31st August 2005, 15:44	#13
Samurai Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Bangalore/Udupi Posts: 25,813 Thanked: 45,434 Times View My Garage	GTO, have you tried ordering items other than Books/CD/DVD, like say some electonics items. What kind of rate did they apply as duty in each case?
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31st August 2005, 16:00	#14
v1p3r Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: BLR / DXB / LON Posts: 5,334 Thanked: 6,896 Times View My Garage	Amazon will not ship anything except books/posters/CDs/DVDs to India. So no chance of any electronic items or apparel.
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31st August 2005, 16:03	#15
GTO Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 70,476 Thanked: 300,200 Times View My Garage	Dont remember the exact rates but I think it was anywhere between 30 - 50% of the invoice amount. Next time - I am going to have it shipped to Bangalore, and have someone courier it to me local GTO
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