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RAMESH KUMAR VERMA (pursuing company secretary course)     26 June 2010

infromation for import duty for import the laptop

infromation of duty imposed of import duty for import the laptop (in india)

 

Import policy is free

Bcd: - 10%

Cvd: - 10%

Special cvd: - 4%

cess on cvd :- 3%

 

According to the new rules, a person of 18 years of age and has stayed more then 3 days overseas can get a laptop to India duty free as a part of baggage. However, it should also be noted that an individual can only Export Certificate.


Laptops or any other goods of high value taken out from India by a passenger while going abroad can be imported again into India free of duty provided the passenger had received an export certificate from the Customs in respect of that particular item while going abroad.

 

Import of Second hand computers etc:-
The Government of India exempts second hand computers and computer peripherals including printer, plotter, scanner, monitor, keyboard and storage unit from the whole of duty and additional duty of customs liable thereon under the First Schedule of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), when received as donation by –

 

  • A School run by the Central Government or, Government of a State or, a Union territory or, a local body;
  • An Educational Institution run on non-commercial basis by any organization;
    1. A Registered Charitable Hospital.
  • A Public Library.
  • A Public Funded Research and Development Establishment.
  • A Community Information Centre run by, the Central Government or, Government of a State or, a Union territory or, local body.
  • An Adult Education Centre run by the Central Government or, Government of a State or, a Union territory or, a local body.

The import duty for bringing laptops into India is zero. However you are limited to 1 laptop per passenger. For the second one, you need to pay customs



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 7 Replies

P.K.Haridasan (Advocate)     26 June 2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks a lot for your valuable contribution .

RAMESH KUMAR VERMA (pursuing company secretary course)     28 June 2010

Thank you sir,

Regards,

MATHIVANAN K (MANAGER)     14 November 2010

I want to know Import Duties for 50 Nos of Laptop from Sharjah, UAE TO INDIA.  Please guide me - MATHIVANAN K.

Rama Krishnan (Head Imports)     28 September 2012

There are certain exemptions to Laptop as given below

 

Laptop HSN- 8471 3090

 

BCD- 0% BY TARIFF

CVD- 12% ON MRP LESS ABATEMENT OF 20%

CESS- 0% VIDE 69/2004 SR NO -1

SAD- 0% - IF INDENTED FOR RETAIL SALE AND MRP IS DECLARED, OTHERWISE IT IS 4%

Rama Krishnan (Head Imports)     28 September 2012

THERE ARE CERTAIN EXEMPTION TO LAPTOP, HSN 8471 3090 BCD - 0% BY TARIFF CVD - 12% ON MRP LESS ABATEMENT 20% CESS - 0% VIDE 69/2004 SR NO -1 SAD - 0% IF INDENTED FOR RETAIL SALE AND MRP IS DECLARED, OTHERWISE 4%

RAMESH KUMAR VERMA (pursuing company secretary course)     28 September 2012

deal all,

the above said information is past 2 year before  recently duty structure link is:

https://www.icegate.gov.in/Webappl/duty_details.jsp?cth=84713090&cntrycd=

Chintan Patel (Proprietor)     01 January 2013

I imported laptop from us through usps on my personal name...

It reached to indian post custom department....

Value showed on that is 300 USD.

Now that person is demanding penalty of Rs. 6000 for not having IEC code and also import duty of 41%....

On internet i found that import duty on laptop is about 16%....

I dont know what to do..? 

If anybody can help regarding this then please help..


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