Importing item from gearbest.com

[Xposed]

I am ordering something from gearbest.com worth $23 I wanted to know what are the import duties I am expecting on the item if I ordered by the expedited shipping that they are providing for free via be DHL?

 

[anonuser7]

I bought a keyboard, choose priority line shipping(1-2$) and only had to pay for the product itself.

 

[Sushubh]

Around usd 20 is generally safe. Based on @dextermorgan observations, more so if it passes through Delhi customs.

 

[Sushubh]

Do not ship through DHL though.

 

[Xposed]

So I selected India priority lines but it seems that they shipped through India Post and not Gati why is that I am afraid that I will be charged customs @Sushubh @Nishant @dextermorgan

 

[Sushubh]

Not necessarily. India Post delivery Also comes without customs.

 

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[gopichandpai]

If it is through India Post, usually there won't be any customs too.

 

[Xposed]

And the tracking number seems to be like thisEQ95181XXX9IN now what type of post is this

 

[Xposed]

Anyone @Susubh @Nishant @gopichandpai @dextermorgan

 

[gopichandpai]

This looks like India Post. Once it reaches India you can track here IPS Web Tracking/Item Tracking

 

[Sushubh]

Or just use a service like aftership.

 

[Xposed]

Do I need to take care of the costumes myself or India post will do that I just do not want to go through that tedious post process of emailing them back and forth and scanning the documents loading it back to them @gopichandpai @Sushubh ?

 

[Sushubh]

If anything is applicable, postman collects it at time of delivery.

 

[Sushubh]

Tho not sure if they have also started asking for aadhaar like Amazon USA.

 

[Xposed]

Strangely they say that this tracking number can be tracked using Gati China website I was surprised but but it does seem to recognise the tracking number, the way I get it is Gati handles the parcel inside China and India Post takes it from them when it enters India.