Importing a Laptop (Urgent!)

[deadlyvenom]

hello everybody
i'll be going to malaysia soon for 4 days and I'm planning to buy a laptop there and bring it with me when I return to India.
what I wanna know is,am I gonna have to pay any import duty for the laptop?
please keep in mind I'm an Indian resident going abroad on a 4 day vacation.
has anyone tried this before?
please help me out here asap coz I'll be leaving tomorrow evening.
Thank You

[QwertyManiac]

If you're carrying it unpacked there's no need to pay duties, just make sure you've used the lappy before you enter the airport.

Am not too sure about that, but I know many of my relatives who've done this successfully. Just by portraying its your personal item.

[Charan]

One of my collegue had gone to US and when returned with a new laptop .. he had to pay Rs.500 . I only remember that .. dont know the exact reason on why he paid that..

[deadlyvenom]

thanks for the quick response guys this is a very helpful place indeed.but i'm still looking for some very experienced answers...

[drgrudge]

When I came from Dubai (to Trivandrum Airport), I had a brand new laptop. Just discard the boxes, and put in the laptop bag.

You can bring upto 1 laptop for 'personal' purpose and don't declare in the emigration form.


So:-
1. Never declare ANYTHING in the emigration form they give in airport/flight.
2. In case they ask, tell it's your personal laptop.

[deadlyvenom]

cool,were you on a vacation to dubai?coz i heard there are certain allowances for people who have been working or studying abroad.
oh..and this emigration form..are they gonna give it to me when i return to India or at the time of my departure from India?

[drgrudge]

^^
I have multiple-entry, 3 year Residence Visa of UAE. I was working in Dubai.

As far as I know, there's no allowances for people. It depends on the visa. My Boss and my cousin who both got Business Visa (for UAE & Japan resp.) have carried 2 lappies without any issues.

The emigration form will be given to you just before the flight lands (in India) or before they stamp your passport when you return to India.

[NucleusKore]

God help you if you require service in India after you buy it. Stick to reputed brands who HAVE a service centre near you, and insist on International Warranty when you buy. You may have to pay a little more for that.

[Pathik]

AFAIK you can bring in one gadget of a type by declaring it as ur own..
so u can bring a lappy, a mp3 player, a cell fone all together..

[deadlyvenom]

thanks a lot everyone!
@ nucleuskore..its a dell laptop..so i don't have to worry about service centres coz there are plenty in India
waiting for more answers!

bump!