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Do shipping costs include customs? I live in India
Sorry to bother you with such a simple question but I am confused.
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keyboard_arrow_downMitchmallow
6
Sep 25, 2018
I just got mine delivered from Germany and I live in Ireland and this time I was not charged any taxes or custom's, fantastic service 😀
MadArmour
19
Sep 18, 2018
Customs is sort of an import tax charged by the importing country. Naturally it should be borne by the person who imports the item, not the seller. Hope it helps.
gannu809
0
Apr 17, 2018
Hey I am thinking to buy a laptop here I live in India my total budget is 1700$ there is a pretty good deal here but how much I have to pay to the customs when it comes to India
RockyMountains
478
Sep 28, 2017
Of course not. How can Massdrop keep track of the customs regimes for every country that they ship to?
Are there any online sellers that take care of customs duties for you?
Are there any online sellers that take care of customs duties for you?
adtrisno
34
Mar 3, 2019
RockyMountainsLast I checked, Amazon or Newegg doesn't take care of customs in Indonesia. It's why there was a company that specifically took care of everything for your purchases at Amazon if you wanted to pay a 50% markup, which I guess is fair since import tax it fluctuates betwen 30% to 100% to sometimes 0% if you're really lucky.
Rudalvi
43
Sep 27, 2017
Hey, i am from India and i have ordered several products from Massdrop. the customs charges are not included, usually anything around 4K INR is not charged any customs fee. over that you are looking at about 40 to 50 percent charges.
e.g, i ordered smsl m6 dac amp which cost me about 9k INR including shipping and then i had to pay about 4.5k INR for customs. not a bad deal considering the price on indian sites was 25K INR for same product .
i havent received any thing after the GST came in to effect so not sure whether it will increase or decrease the customs charges. there are a few thing on the way from massdrop to me in the next few weeks so i will find out soon.
dont be disheartened by the customs charges, most of the stuff available in massdrop is not available in India and even with the customs charges the final cost tends to be lesser than the cost for same stuff available for import on sites like amazon.
dont be disheartened by the customs charges, most of the stuff available in massdrop is not available in India and even with the customs charges the final cost tends to be lesser than the cost for same stuff available for import on sites like amazon.
Rocktopus
2
Apr 4, 2021
Nowadays, since May 2020, you can be taxed about 95% of the amount (Which is laughable) So if you order the 8k item, and ship it via DHL or FedEX you can expect your total Tax to also be 8000RS/- (LOL). I got a couple hoodies from an Anti Social Social Club drop where the order price was 9k and i had to pay 9.5k in taxes. Hope this helps.
Cheers!
Rudalvi
43
Jun 26, 2021
Hi, i am not an expert on this subject. but as per my knowledge and research done it appears that the import of Headphones from USA to India will attract a minimum of 10-15% (Basic customs duty). however the actual amount you need to pay varies and can be as much as almost full value of the product.
Personally I would not want to buy anything thats over 5-6 K INR from Drop.com because i have noticed my purchase of upto 6k INR didnt attract any customs however another purchase which was about 8K INR caused me to pay almost 4K INR in customs.
These charges are decided by the customs handling officer and you will have an option to dispute the charges, but if you do raise a dispute be ready to have to wait for a few months for your item to be cleared by them and countless mails and even visit to the customs office. TBH its not worth it for a small purchase of few thousand rupees. they wont even entertain if you try to reason with them.
If you want to buy good quality headphones, try Headphonezone.com. they are reputed and official retailers in India for many international brands I have personally bought several headphones, DAC/AMP including my chord mojo, Ifi Micro idsd BL from them and it doesn't cost a penny more than the original price. i am not endorsing them. there are several good online stores in India now where you can buy quality audio gear.
Bending
15
Dec 1, 2016
Usually custom Fees aren't included in shipping and are needed for the payer (which is you) to pay extras for it, usually if you don't buy in bulk, it will be okay. It won't cost much.
https://helpdesk.massdrop.com/hc/en-us/articles/215261128-Explanation-of-Customs-Fees
https://helpdesk.massdrop.com/hc/en-us/articles/215261128-Explanation-of-Customs-Fees
adtrisno
34
Mar 3, 2019
BendingImport duties vary from country to country. In Indonesia, it's 30% on anything over $75. It could go upwards to 100% if they deem it a "luxury" item. A $200 headphone in a third world country will almost always be deemed a "luxury" item. Then it's just your haggling prowess and luck of the draw of how corrupt the custom officer is. It's why I almost never buy directly from Massdrop to Indonesia, save for some cheap $49 M220 my cousin wanted...
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