Bringing Supplements to India

puchoo · Mar 27th, 2008, 11:36

She's right about that.....

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Originally Posted by edwardseco

And according to my better half used a long time in India as a supplement, ugh..

snonymous · Apr 3rd, 2008, 15:52

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Originally Posted by vmehra24

Is it possible to bring supplements to India without being hassled at Customs?
By supplements I mean things like multi-vitamins and cod liver oil and not prescription drugs.
Would I need some documents along in case I bring supplements in slightly large quantities eg 5-6 bottles.

No problem for supplements unless they are in commercial quantities . Incidentally, most supplements are available here at a lower price than abroad. India is a big exporter of the base ingredients that go into supplements.

Indjun · Apr 3rd, 2008, 16:43

As far as supplements for weight training, they are ridiculously overpriced here in India, and that's if you're lucky to find them. I paid 3,200INR for a simple pre-workout supplement which could be bought for $25 in the US. When I go back in a couple months I will be stocking up on these to bring back.

Aishah · Apr 3rd, 2008, 16:56

Indjun, I think OP is not talking about weight-training supplements ( do you mean those steroid based drugs, which have a lot of controversy surrounding them?} Natural vitamins, minerals etc. in supplement pill form are not at all expensive here, in fact a lot cheaper than other countries.

Indjun · Apr 3rd, 2008, 18:00

No, no steroid-based drugs here... just the typical protien, amino acids, etc. suplements... perfectly legal.

Yes, I know what he was talking about, that's why I clarified my comments as weight training supplements.

Aishah · Apr 3rd, 2008, 18:20

Thanks for clarification, Indjun! When you mentioned high price my mind jumped to the others.. amino acids etc... I guess that's where the price goes. An area about which I know nothing really (weight training supplements) except what I've seen on TV documentaries..

obione980 · Apr 29th, 2008, 17:33

I know that many vitamins retailed in Australia are manufactured in India, but we've been told that the formulations sold here, and made in India, are not necessarily available within India itself; and if they are will certainly be more expensive there.

Think I'll 'play it safe' and take my supplements back to India (whence they came!!) with me.

Nick-H · Apr 29th, 2008, 19:45

In the newspaper the other day...

"latest research" (sorry, I don't recall any further detail) indicates that those who take vitamin supplements may die younger

.

edwardseco · Apr 29th, 2008, 19:56

Yes, go figure. Of course, overdoses do figure in that..

obione980 · Apr 30th, 2008, 06:27

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"latest research"

Never worries me, when unattributed. What does worry me is being in my late 60's, and having a parent who endured macular degeneration (the leading cause of blindness in the elderly).

I'll continue taking 'Macuvision', a formulation clinically proven in the readily available AREDS results, to lessen the likelihood of the onset of MD.

Check out AREDS* - an easy Google will find it.

* (The Age-Related Eye Disease Study (AREDS) is a major clinical trial sponsored by the National Eye Institute, one of the Federal government's National Institutes of Health.)

edwardseco · Apr 30th, 2008, 07:03

Where do you get this.?

obione980 · Apr 30th, 2008, 07:16

It's a Blackmore product in Australia - though other manufacturers in other countries produce the same (or very similar) formula, probably under their own name for it.

http://www.blackmores.com.au/Product...ProductId=1919

edwardseco · Apr 30th, 2008, 10:42

Google showed me that it is being made in the US and at a reasonable price..

edwardseco · Apr 30th, 2008, 10:43

Forgot the Thanks, Obione.!

Nick-H · Apr 30th, 2008, 15:00

The vitamin pill/reduced life span thing was attributed, of course: just I don't remember it.

Apr 3rd, 2008, 16:56	#19
Aishah She-who-must-be-obeyed! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Jaisalmer Posts: 3,786	Indjun, I think OP is not talking about weight-training supplements ( do you mean those steroid based drugs, which have a lot of controversy surrounding them?} Natural vitamins, minerals etc. in supplement pill form are not at all expensive here, in fact a lot cheaper than other countries. __________________ "Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards."

Apr 29th, 2008, 19:45	#23
Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 24,623	In the newspaper the other day... "latest research" (sorry, I don't recall any further detail) indicates that those who take vitamin supplements may die younger . __________________ . Just one member of the IndiaMike Mod Team

Apr 30th, 2008, 07:16	#27
obione980 Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Brisbane Posts: 59	Macuvision? It's a Blackmore product in Australia - though other manufacturers in other countries produce the same (or very similar) formula, probably under their own name for it. http://www.blackmores.com.au/Product...ProductId=1919

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Indjun Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Miami-Bangalore Posts: 72	As far as supplements for weight training, they are ridiculously overpriced here in India, and that's if you're lucky to find them. I paid 3,200INR for a simple pre-workout supplement which could be bought for $25 in the US. When I go back in a couple months I will be stocking up on these to bring back.

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Indjun Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Miami-Bangalore Posts: 72	No, no steroid-based drugs here... just the typical protien, amino acids, etc. suplements... perfectly legal. Yes, I know what he was talking about, that's why I clarified my comments as weight training supplements.

Apr 3rd, 2008, 18:20	#21
Aishah She-who-must-be-obeyed! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Jaisalmer Posts: 3,786	Thanks for clarification, Indjun! When you mentioned high price my mind jumped to the others.. amino acids etc... I guess that's where the price goes. An area about which I know nothing really (weight training supplements) except what I've seen on TV documentaries..

Apr 29th, 2008, 17:33	#22
obione980 Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Brisbane Posts: 59	I know that many vitamins retailed in Australia are manufactured in India, but we've been told that the formulations sold here, and made in India, are not necessarily available within India itself; and if they are will certainly be more expensive there. Think I'll 'play it safe' and take my supplements back to India (whence they came!!) with me.

Apr 29th, 2008, 19:56	#24
edwardseco Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Land that shakes and bakes. Posts: 3,586	Yes, go figure. Of course, overdoses do figure in that..

Apr 30th, 2008, 07:03	#26
edwardseco Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Land that shakes and bakes. Posts: 3,586	Where do you get this.?

Apr 30th, 2008, 10:42	#28
edwardseco Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Land that shakes and bakes. Posts: 3,586	Google showed me that it is being made in the US and at a reasonable price..

Apr 30th, 2008, 10:43	#29
edwardseco Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Land that shakes and bakes. Posts: 3,586	Forgot the Thanks, Obione.!

Apr 30th, 2008, 15:00	#30
Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 24,623	The vitamin pill/reduced life span thing was attributed, of course: just I don't remember it.

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