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Its 55 pounds i.e. 4.2k'ish if you include credit card conversion charges (@75 rupees per GBP). Plus there might be customs slapped on it. Do you really think its worth the risk?
 
Its 55 pounds i.e. 4.2k'ish if you include credit card conversion charges (@75 rupees per GBP). Plus there might be customs slapped on it. Do you really think its worth the risk?

Its 55 GBP with VAT + other taxes applicable to UK - If you are getting it delivered to INDIA, it will be around 43 GBP.
Sent it as gift [there is option in Amazon] and that will help to override customs charges and all..

I am buyng Blu-rays from Amazon.co.uk for almost 2 years and have more that 60 of them.. Till this time haven't had to give even 1 rupee to customs charges etc... :)
 
Its 55 GBP with VAT + other taxes applicable to UK - If you are getting it delivered to INDIA, it will be around 43 GBP.
Sent it as gift [there is option in Amazon] and that will help to override customs charges and all..

I am buyng Blu-rays from Amazon.co.uk for almost 2 years and have more that 60 of them.. Till this time haven't had to give even 1 rupee to customs charges etc... :)

Thats good to know! Thanks for the heads up. I've already bought this one from flipkart. However I'm gonna buy the Star Wars blu ray pack from amzn uk if it turns out to be cheaper.
 
Following are the items I already have - mmostly from Amazon [UK] and others from Flikart and other sites.

1. 10,000 BC [Blu-ray][Region Free]
2. 2012 [Blu-ray][Region Free] 158 minutes
3. Alien Anthology [Blu-ray]
4. Band Of Brothers: Complete HBO Series (Commemorative 6-Disc Gift Set In Tin Box) [Blu-ray][Region Free] 624 minutes
5. Baraka: Remastered Ron Fricke - Region B
6. A Bug's Life [Blu-ray] John Lasseter
7. Ganges - [Blu-ray][Region Free] 150 minutes
8. Hancock Peter Berg 2009 194 minutes
9. Happy Gilmore [Blu-ray][Region Free] Dennis Dugan
10. Home [Blu-ray][Region Free]
11. House Of Flying Daggers [Blu-ray] - Region B
12. The Hulk [Blu-ray][Region Free]
13. Human Planet Human Planet [Blu-ray]
14. The Incredible Hulk [Blu-ray][Region Free] 112 minutes
15. Land of the Lost [Blu-ray][Region Free] Brad Silberling
16. Men in Black Barry Sonnenfeld 2008 98 minutes
17. The Mummy 1, 2 & 3 Box Set [Blu-ray][Region Free] Rob Cohen
18. Nature's Great Events [Blu-ray][Region Free]
19. Ocean Wonderland - (Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray) - Region B
20. Planet Of The Apes Planet Of The Apes [Blu-ray]
21. Salt Phillip Noyce 2010 305 minutes
22. Spider-Man Trilogy Sam Raimi 2007 136 minutes
23. The Story of India with Michael Wood [Blu-ray][Region Free]
24. Terminator Salvation - Extended Cut 2009 118 minutes
25. Troy [Blu-ray][Region Free] 196 minutes
26. Twister [Blu-ray][Region Free]
27. Wanted [Blu-ray][Region Free] Timur Bekmambetov 110 minutes
28. Wonders of The Solar System [Blu-ray][Region Free] 293 minutes
29. Yes Man [Blu-ray][Region Free]
30. District 9 [Blu-ray] [2009][Region Free]
31. Robin Hood - Extended Director's Cut [Blu-ray][Region Free]
32. Ancient Aliens Season 1 [Blu-ray] - Recommendation from my friend
33. Inception - Triple Play (Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy)[Region Free]
34. Transformers 1 and 2 [Blu-ray]
35. Happy Feet [Blu-ray] [2006][Region Free]
36. The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button [Blu-ray][Region Free]
37. Kung Fu Panda [Blu-ray]
38. Hero [Blu-ray]
39. Avatar - Special Collectors Edition [Blu-ray]
40. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy - The Extended Edition [Blu-ray]
41. Tangled (Blu-ray 3D + 2D Blu-ray + Digital Copy)
42. Little Big Soldier [Blu-ray] [2010]
43. The Forbidden Kingdom [Blu-ray]
44. X-Men Quadrilogy - X-Men, X-Men 2, X-Men: The Last Stand, X-Men Origins: Wolverine [Blu-ray]
45. Knowing [Blu-ray] [2009] Knowing [Blu-ray] [2009]
46. Lethal Weapon 1-4 [Blu-ray][Region Free]
47. Braveheart [Blu-ray] Braveheart [Blu-ray]
48. The Da Vinci Code & Angels and Demons [Blu-ray][Region Free
49. Michael Jackson's This Is It [Blu-ray][Region Free]
50. The Complete Superman Collection [Blu-ray][Region Free]
51. Ip Man [Blu-ray]
52. Ip Man 2 [Blu-ray]
53. Vertical Limit [Blu-ray][Region Free]
54. Black Hawk Down [Blu-ray] [2001]
55. 2001 - A Space Odyssey [Blu-ray] [1968]
56. Mission Impossible: Ultimate Missions [Blu-ray]
57. The Dark Knight / Batman Begins (Double Pack) [Blu-ray] [2005]
58. Monsters, Inc. [Blu-ray] [2001]
59. A Bug's Life [Blu-ray]
60. Saving Private Ryan - 2 Disc Special Edition [Blu-ray]
61. Planet Earth - Special Edition [Blu-ray]
62. Casino Royale (Deluxe Edition) [Blu-ray] [2006]
63. Life [Blu-ray] [2009]
64. King Kong [Blu-ray] [2005]
65. The Matrix/Matrix Reloaded/Matrix Revolutions [Blu-ray] [1999]
66. Ratatouille [Blu-ray]
67. The Sorcerer's Apprentice (Blu-ray)


-- Have some more to update- may be tomorrow :)
 
@ srnair

wow.... nice list indeed.. I am from Kottayam and bought blurays worth 29 GBP last month. But the customs people charged 513 bucks and ended up paying it.. How did u manage to get it without paying customs????
 
@ srnair

wow.... nice list indeed.. I am from Kottayam and bought blurays worth 29 GBP last month. But the customs people charged 513 bucks and ended up paying it.. How did u manage to get it without paying customs????


Hi friend,

About 12 of the Blu-rays were brought by my friends from UK [delivers to a UK account and gets collected by friends visiting UK]; almost 50 are ordered from Amazon UK and got delivered to my address without any customs duty [not sure how, I rarely used to mark the items as gift].

The rest are from flipkart/ebay etc..

Now I have pre-ordered some items including - Fast and Furious Collectors Edition.
 
Following are the items I already have - mmostly from Amazon [UK] and others from Flikart and other sites.

1. 10,000 BC [Blu-ray][Region Free]
2. 2012 [Blu-ray][Region Free] 158 minutes
3. Alien Anthology [Blu-ray]
4. Band Of Brothers: Complete HBO Series (Commemorative 6-Disc Gift Set In Tin Box) [Blu-ray][Region Free] 624 minutes
5. Baraka: Remastered Ron Fricke - Region B
6. A Bug's Life [Blu-ray] John Lasseter
7. Ganges - [Blu-ray][Region Free] 150 minutes
8. Hancock Peter Berg 2009 194 minutes
9. Happy Gilmore [Blu-ray][Region Free] Dennis Dugan
10. Home [Blu-ray][Region Free]
11. House Of Flying Daggers [Blu-ray] - Region B
12. The Hulk [Blu-ray][Region Free]
13. Human Planet Human Planet [Blu-ray]
14. The Incredible Hulk [Blu-ray][Region Free] 112 minutes
15. Land of the Lost [Blu-ray][Region Free] Brad Silberling
16. Men in Black Barry Sonnenfeld 2008 98 minutes
17. The Mummy 1, 2 & 3 Box Set [Blu-ray][Region Free] Rob Cohen
18. Nature's Great Events [Blu-ray][Region Free]
19. Ocean Wonderland - (Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray) - Region B
20. Planet Of The Apes Planet Of The Apes [Blu-ray]
21. Salt Phillip Noyce 2010 305 minutes
22. Spider-Man Trilogy Sam Raimi 2007 136 minutes
23. The Story of India with Michael Wood [Blu-ray][Region Free]
24. Terminator Salvation - Extended Cut 2009 118 minutes
25. Troy [Blu-ray][Region Free] 196 minutes
26. Twister [Blu-ray][Region Free]
27. Wanted [Blu-ray][Region Free] Timur Bekmambetov 110 minutes
28. Wonders of The Solar System [Blu-ray][Region Free] 293 minutes
29. Yes Man [Blu-ray][Region Free]
30. District 9 [Blu-ray] [2009][Region Free]
31. Robin Hood - Extended Director's Cut [Blu-ray][Region Free]
32. Ancient Aliens Season 1 [Blu-ray] - Recommendation from my friend
33. Inception - Triple Play (Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy)[Region Free]
34. Transformers 1 and 2 [Blu-ray]
35. Happy Feet [Blu-ray] [2006][Region Free]
36. The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button [Blu-ray][Region Free]
37. Kung Fu Panda [Blu-ray]
38. Hero [Blu-ray]
39. Avatar - Special Collectors Edition [Blu-ray]
40. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy - The Extended Edition [Blu-ray]
41. Tangled (Blu-ray 3D + 2D Blu-ray + Digital Copy)
42. Little Big Soldier [Blu-ray] [2010]
43. The Forbidden Kingdom [Blu-ray]
44. X-Men Quadrilogy - X-Men, X-Men 2, X-Men: The Last Stand, X-Men Origins: Wolverine [Blu-ray]
45. Knowing [Blu-ray] [2009] Knowing [Blu-ray] [2009]
46. Lethal Weapon 1-4 [Blu-ray][Region Free]
47. Braveheart [Blu-ray] Braveheart [Blu-ray]
48. The Da Vinci Code & Angels and Demons [Blu-ray][Region Free
49. Michael Jackson's This Is It [Blu-ray][Region Free]
50. The Complete Superman Collection [Blu-ray][Region Free]
51. Ip Man [Blu-ray]
52. Ip Man 2 [Blu-ray]
53. Vertical Limit [Blu-ray][Region Free]
54. Black Hawk Down [Blu-ray] [2001]
55. 2001 - A Space Odyssey [Blu-ray] [1968]
56. Mission Impossible: Ultimate Missions [Blu-ray]
57. The Dark Knight / Batman Begins (Double Pack) [Blu-ray] [2005]
58. Monsters, Inc. [Blu-ray] [2001]
59. A Bug's Life [Blu-ray]
60. Saving Private Ryan - 2 Disc Special Edition [Blu-ray]
61. Planet Earth - Special Edition [Blu-ray]
62. Casino Royale (Deluxe Edition) [Blu-ray] [2006]
63. Life [Blu-ray] [2009]
64. King Kong [Blu-ray] [2005]
65. The Matrix/Matrix Reloaded/Matrix Revolutions [Blu-ray] [1999]
66. Ratatouille [Blu-ray]
67. The Sorcerer's Apprentice (Blu-ray)


-- Have some more to update- may be tomorrow :)

68. Beauty And The Beast - Movies - Blu-ray
69. Up - Movies - Blu-ray
70. Wall E - Movies - Blu-ray
71. I Am Legend - Movies - Blu-ray

Among these - 5 * for Casino Royale [Deluxe edition] and Avatar
 
@ srnair

wow.... nice list indeed.. I am from Kottayam and bought blurays worth 29 GBP last month. But the customs people charged 513 bucks and ended up paying it.. How did u manage to get it without paying customs????

@Krishnendu,
It is quite surprising that customs department charged duty on Bluray discs. I have never paid any customs duty on Blurays as well as Audio CDs when ordered from Amazon UK as well as Amazon USA. The packets were all received intact without opening except on one occassion. Once I found the packet opened, may be by customs department for inspecting the content, but did not charge any duty.
 
i have heard that the cate blanchett starrer 'elizabeth' is fantastic on bluray. apart from the superb storyline and acting, the period movie with gorgeous costumes (i think it got an oscar for that) should make great viewing on bluray. added to it is that it was directed by shekar kapur.
 
@Krishnendu,
It is quite surprising that customs department charged duty on Bluray discs. I have never paid any customs duty on Blurays as well as Audio CDs when ordered from Amazon UK as well as Amazon USA. The packets were all received intact without opening except on one occassion. Once I found the packet opened, may be by customs department for inspecting the content, but did not charge any duty.

Can second that. So far all my five parcels arrived from amazon UK intact without customs demanding anything on them. I was ordering within about 30 GBP everytime so as not to attract attention. There were seals saying "NOT OPENED BY CUSTOMS" on them. The postman is by now used to this in our locality. He gives me a call on my mobile every time a parcel from Amazon shows up.
 
@Krishnendu,
It is quite surprising that customs department charged duty on Bluray discs. I have never paid any customs duty on Blurays as well as Audio CDs when ordered from Amazon UK as well as Amazon USA. The packets were all received intact without opening except on one occassion. Once I found the packet opened, may be by customs department for inspecting the content, but did not charge any duty.

The BDs I ordered were Spiderman trilogy and Bourne trilogy. The price was 29GBP. In my case the package was opened by customs for inspecting and they charged 513 bucks...:sad:

May be bad luck for me.. Next month I am going to order some BDs marking them as gifts. Lets see what happens!!!
 
The BDs I ordered were Spiderman trilogy and Bourne trilogy. The price was 29GBP. In my case the package was opened by customs for inspecting and they charged 513 bucks...:sad:

May be bad luck for me.. Next month I am going to order some BDs marking them as gifts. Lets see what happens!!!

I am not sure marking as gift makes any difference. I have never marked the BDs as gift, but still managed to get customs waived.

Krishnen, can you tell me how this charge by customs work? Does the postman carry a payment voucher indicating the details?
 
I am not sure marking as gift makes any difference. I have never marked the BDs as gift, but still managed to get customs waived.

Krishnen, can you tell me how this charge by customs work? Does the postman carry a payment voucher indicating the details?

Yep.. Postman collected the money from me. He had given me the payment voucher also...
 
I can confirm that marking as a gift make no difference. I received one package (5 BDs) with duty (Rs. 476 as duty + Rs. 30 as postage handling) and other package (4 BDs) duty free. Both were marked as gift and more or less the same value.

I think it depends upon the customs officers whims and fancies.
 
They have charged custom duty for my order of 37GBP worth BD Movies. Custom charged was around 400Rs (around 15%). I still hold the custom receipt.

When I marked my next order as GIFT, I didn't receive any custom duty charges.

So better be safe and mark your order as GIFT, which is free anyway.
 
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