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Old May 1, 2012 | 4:09 pm
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Originally Posted by Yaatri
The duty is 35% and not 10%. For personal baggage, section 9804 of Customs Tariff rules is applicable. I think, the link you provided is meant for importers, not passengers importing goods as a part of their baggage. One has to be careful with rules.
Good catch.

Here is the link to that:

http://www.cbec.gov.in/customs/cst-0910/chap-98.pdf

EDIT: Oddly enough, after going through the various notices cited in that chapter, I can't find a single one that refers to televisions...

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