Customs on Digital camera? how many allowed.

canadianpunjabi

Hi I'm going to India for a visit and want to carry two digital cameras. Give one to relatives as a gift.
1. Is there customs duty on digital cameras?
2. Is one camera allowed duty free?
3. Are SD memory cards in India easily available and same priced as in Canada.

I know laptop is duty free and I will be taking one with me and give it to relatives.
Also I plan to go through the Green Channel so want to carry only duty free items.

Thanks in advance. Please reply early as I will be leaving in a day or two.

sunilg

hi,

SD cards are very easily available in India.

to know the rates of SD cards in india, you can visit www.jjmehta.com or www.ebay.in

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Darmabum

with two camera bodies and four/five lenses . . . no problems. This last trip I had a digital camera, video camera and laptop again no problem. Might be best to have however many you take be used . . . no boxed cameras
I bought memory cards in India for a fraction of the price in the States.

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manojb

There is no separate duty free allowance for digital cameras. Its value will be included in your total duty free allowance of 25000. If value of all items exceed 25000, there will be duty.

Complete baggage rules here: http://www.cbec.gov.in/cae/customs/c...s/cs-rulef.htm

skinnylatte

I was under the impression this was only applicable to Indian citizens, and that foreign passport holders are free to take as many electronics as they want as long as they re-export it (i.e. are holding a return ticket).

I had no problem with all my gear. However there was one time Bangalore customs extorted Rs2500 from me as 'camera duty' but I had a list of the rules handy, even though I was holding a one way ticket.

Nick-H

"Used personal effects" is what a tourist is allowed.

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crvlvr

the limit for non Indians is Rs 8,000.

Anything that exceeds that value can be subject to import duty. Howeever, you can "declare" the items that you will be bring back. they are exempt as long as you leave the country with them.

BTW, if you don't have receipts, the customs reserve the right to value the items as they see fit.

Nick-H

That wouldn't cover one digital camera!

Ahhh.... that's the limit for gift items, on top of the 'used personal effects.

I suspect the OP is of Indian origin. Manojb has pointed to the source document, but the link is broken.... it is here