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gorgeous-tent-29765
09/14/2020, 10:32 AMHi 👋, did anyone order books from amazon.com in the recent times? I wanted to know the actual duty levied on the shipment. I tried getting information from here but wasn't much conclusive.
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purple-animal-84963
09/14/2020, 12:37 PMI haven;t ordered books directly from Amazon.com howver just checked the import fees for a couple of books and it looks like is a 100%. I order other things from amazon and other US based sites and even there the customs is in the order of 30-100%
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gorgeous-tent-29765
09/16/2020, 7:53 AMAmazon is indeed quoting around 100%. However Indian customs calculator calculates it to be around 20%-25% including all charges. I wanted to know if anyone got a refund from Amazon as they say.
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purple-animal-84963
09/16/2020, 12:39 PMI think the Indians customs calculator might be a little misleading. The 28% that it shows is one of the duties that you have to pay. There are other taxes that have to be paid. Here is a screenshot of what I paid to DHL for one of the packages that I directly received whose original value was Rs1.4k including the shipping along with the customs breakdown for the same
purple-animal-84963
09/16/2020, 12:40 PMThe same might apply to the amazon shipments too. The customs does add the cost of sipping in the value. Then adds two more taxes of 10% each. That 28% can also change depending on the category. Plus usually the shipper adds a nice fee for their headache, which is atleast Rs 500, which increases the customs for low value items
purple-animal-84963
09/16/2020, 12:42 PMI have received a few items from amazon and have been amazed at how good and streamlined it is (though expensive). The only way I have figured out to reduce customs is to increase the overall value of things you are getting. I had once ordered something worth ~USD1k and had to pay ~300-400USD on it for customs.
purple-animal-84963
09/16/2020, 12:43 PMas for getting a refund, I think you could ask amazon for a breakup of the fees or for the detailed customs breakdown when you receive it, however I am not sure if they will be able to get it for you
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