Duties and taxes on importing subwoofer from US

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Hello members!

I've been hunting subwoofers for the last 2 months. During that, I emailed Power Sound Audio for a 15 inch sealed subwoofer where Tom Vodhanel said that they will ship to India and it will cost me ($1249+$190 for shipping) totally $1439. I don't know how much our customs department will charge for import fees, taxes etc...

Does anybody in the members imported subwoofers or any AV equipment before? Please help me with the calculation of charges.

The product I want to order is: https://www.powersoundaudio.com/products/s1512m-new

Dimensions and weight for the boxed product are 22"X22"X22" and 67 lbs. (30.39 kgs)
 
sid129 said:
That’s too much for me sadly. My budget is 1.25L max!
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Well obviously there are ways to save it. Either you can ask sender to declare a lower value or you could take assistance of regular importers to save on transit fee & customs.
Chinese businesses undervalue their products all the time. I once ended up paying $40 customs on a 2l worth equipment since the seller declared it $80
But do note not every business will do it for insurance & transparency. Also you've to bear actual amount if customs open & examine your stuff.
 
I've imported quite a few audio products, most of the time the company does not undervalue it unless it is a small/Chinese company. For the odd time that it is undervalued it is a toss between customs accepting the declared value and putting their own. Customs has been know to declare a value that is actually greater than the actual value and so it is a game of chance. If you are unwilling to pay the total as described in the link I suggest you do not take the chance. Good luck.
 
sid129 said:
Hello members!

I've been hunting subwoofers for the last 2 months. During that, I emailed Power Sound Audio for a 15 inch sealed subwoofer where Tom Vodhanel said that they will ship to India and it will cost me ($1249+$190 for shipping) totally $1439. I don't know how much our customs department will charge for import fees, taxes etc...

Does anybody in the members imported subwoofers or any AV equipment before? Please help me with the calculation of charges.

The product I want to order is: https://www.powersoundaudio.com/products/s1512m-new

Dimensions and weight for the boxed product are 22"X22"X22" and 67 lbs. (30.39 kgs)
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Just buy a brand available from here, if you don't have a budget then buy used.
Importing small items is fine but a subwoofer would be risky, shipping damage, over charge of duties etc.
I imported some high end banana plugs last from UK & had to pay 55% Custom Duties. Things are different now, they will not even leave an item of 10k any more. If you mark it as a Gift they will 101% open to check the item. So just pay the duties quietly or buy from here new/used.

All the best.
 
I had imported a supplement that was not available in India (less than Rs 10k). Even that wasn’t spared from the Customs duty. And this was in 2018. Importing a subwoofer simply sounds too expensive as others have pointed out. And there is this issue of local support if your sub malfunctions.
 
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Customs will eat into your budget. Also, aftersales would be an issue as local support might not be available. Ask for the availability of international warranty if you are willing to pay for customs.
 
I had ordered screws for speaker feet.. which were 3k the customs applied was 3.2k…. more than double and not even an electronic part
There is no transparency from customs
 
I posted a thread 4-5 months ago about carrying or importing subwoofers. I was interested in RSL Speedwoofer, then I contacted some agencies and read many articles on the internet, everyone saying customs duty they charge sometimes double the initial amount. So I stopped the plan. When I get a chance, I will hand-carry one if possible.
 
sid129 said:
Hello members!

I've been hunting subwoofers for the last 2 months. During that, I emailed Power Sound Audio for a 15 inch sealed subwoofer where Tom Vodhanel said that they will ship to India and it will cost me ($1249+$190 for shipping) totally $1439. I don't know how much our customs department will charge for import fees, taxes etc...

Does anybody in the members imported subwoofers or any AV equipment before? Please help me with the calculation of charges.

The product I want to order is: https://www.powersoundaudio.com/products/s1512m-new

Dimensions and weight for the boxed product are 22"X22"X22" and 67 lbs. (30.39 kgs)
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You will be charged 42.08% customs duty on declared price >$1249 = 1,04,358.88 Indian Rupee So around 42.08% =₹ 44k as per dollar to rupee conversion rate
ON THE DAY of your parcel landing You should meet personally to the customs office appraiser and produce Print out of Invoice And proof of payment like Pay pal or (Payment Amount) in bank statement And they will clear your Parcel from customs
 
sid129 said:
Hello members!

I've been hunting subwoofers for the last 2 months. During that, I emailed Power Sound Audio for a 15 inch sealed subwoofer where Tom Vodhanel said that they will ship to India and it will cost me ($1249+$190 for shipping) totally $1439. I don't know how much our customs department will charge for import fees, taxes etc...

Does anybody in the members imported subwoofers or any AV equipment before? Please help me with the calculation of charges.

The product I want to order is: https://www.powersoundaudio.com/products/s1512m-new

Dimensions and weight for the boxed product are 22"X22"X22" and 67 lbs. (30.39 kgs)
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I was charged ~ 75% on invoice + courier. Thankfully it was a low value DAC.
 
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