yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Nexus 4 General] mitchell_asada:
Actually, if you had used a US card, the billing address should have been your friend's address with your friend's name, not comgateway's.

Never mind. Most of the banks don't check for address matching anyway. You will get your phone within 10 days :good:
[Nexus 4 General] rbrblitz:
Try contacting Google.

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[Nexus 4 General] rahulmr:
update to everyone

Please see the duty levied by bangalore.

This is what is happening since march 1st
[Nexus 4 General] lovesingh25:
ohk at the time when my phone reaches Bangalore then only they have to increase CVD to 6%. Not fair!!!!:(
[Nexus 4 General] coolguy420:
I also talked to the new guy yesterday. I got the invoice at 5.12PM after calling them 6 times during the day. Here's the details:

ICC Shipping, Handling & Taxes: 618

Duty & Clearance Fees: Rs. 749

Insurance Fees: Rs. 413.27

Total Due: 1587

There's one problem though: If you add up the 3 charges, the total comes to Rs. 1780. But the total due written in the invoice is 1587. I also checked another persons invoice posted in this thread the his total also differs. Has anyone wondered why? Do we need to pay the actual total or the mentioned total?
[Nexus 4 General] dipeshpp:
$395.21
[Nexus 4 General] pawansunder:
Hey if you read it, it mentions as phone and accessories and accessories carry 16% customs....

calculate the total price and check whether its 2% or 16%
[Nexus 4 General] rahulmr:
accessories means what ? its same as everyone imported... including the charger and the usb cable.. thats it.
[Nexus 4 General] coolguy420:
Dude, check the total of the above 3 charges, it comes to Rs. 1599 and NOT 1396. I also got the invoice yesterday, same problem. Do we need to pay the actual total?
[Nexus 4 General] nitin.chobhe:
Yes. Welcome to HDFC bank. I've also used it and paid these charges :( I read that ICICI and CITI Bank cards do not charge these fees...
[Nexus 4 General] Fractalnoize:
umm i am yet to order my phone (1 month to go) .can anybody explain what are the new additional charges that are being popping up?? i mean it was ~900 now its being shot upto 1500+ ..so if i were to order a phone 16gb variant..how much would i be charged in total (approx) ??
[Nexus 4 General] rahulmr:
definetely should be more than 2.5 includinf octroil
[Nexus 4 General] Fractalnoize:
2.5 !!! WTF !!:crying::crying:
[Nexus 4 General] rahulmr:
if its 6 % then it should be including octroi.. charged 2.3 k for me for bangalore/
[Nexus 4 General] Fractalnoize:
why are they assessing the value as 28 k??
[Nexus 4 General] adidas007:
Ordered a Wet application screen guard from XtremeGuard for 1.25$ including shipping to India.

I hope they don't charge octroi And stuff on this.
[Nexus 4 General] geekovary:
The hike to 6 % from 1% is because, the duties are applicable from 12 AM, the same day, budget is released, i.e March 1st. While the taxes and other stuff are applicable from April 1.
[Nexus 4 General] sekhar447:
thanks for the reply.. fingers crossed
[Nexus 4 General] adidas007:
The budget is just presented before the house. It hasn't been passed yet. Charges cannot be applicable until it's passed.

Something fishy is going on :P
[Nexus 4 General] rahulmr:
so you are saying that DHL set the CVD just something as 6 ? because till march it was 1 and on march its 6 %.

I do have attached the bill of entry in one of my post.
[Nexus 4 General] adidas007:
I said something fishy is going on. The budget surely cannot be implemented from 1st March. First it needs to be passed by the Lok sabha then the rajya sabha and then the presidents consent. This procedure will surely take a week. So the budget should pass by 7tg March. As of now the new budget is only on paper and cannot be implemented...

That's just my opinion, based on my courses on civic
[Nexus 4 General] shalom06:
So finaly my friends sis from USA is bying a nexus 4 for me , which is the cheapest and trustworthy methord to ship it to mumbai? thanks
[Nexus 4 General] rahulmr:
So I had called DHL and requested and complaint on this.. like on 1 day diff they have charged 2 different duties like 1 and 6 % CVD.

And based on that customs put 1.9 k after the set the n4 assessable value as 28k.

What if DHL tells me tomorrow and like its as per the new customs rule customs has asked to set that ? my shipment has just completed the processing at bangalore and waiting for the physical examination.

what should i do if they say so.. I think i have the discuss with the customs then, and where is the proof that i am having to say that it cannot be increased before march 7th..ca

b u please help mee ??

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Hi All,

I got the pdf which says about the duty being increased to 6% with effect from 1st March. The chapter 85 mentions about the excise duty and I hope the CVD is what is being taken as excise duty if the mobiles are imported. If that is the case then its for sure it would be a costlier option to import nexus 4 to india and those with octroi

Attaching ithttp://indiabudget.nic.in/ub2013-14/cen/dojstru1.pdf

http://indiabudget.nic.in/ub2013-14/cen/dojstru1.pdf

Chapter 85

85.1 Excise duty on mobile handsets including cellular phones having retail sale price more

than Rs. 2000/- is being increased from 1% to 6%. The duty on mobile phones priced up to and

inclusive of Rs. 2000 (retail sale price) would remain unchanged. Notification No. 12/2013-CE,

dated 1

st

March, 2013 (S. No. 263A) provides the details. Consequently notification No.

20/2011-CE, dated 24

th

March, 2011 is being rescinded. Notification No. 6/2013-CE, dated 1

st

March 2013 refers.

Chapter 86: No change
[Nexus 4 General] prateek2888:
Not really, every Indian credit/debit card will have a FCY charge (around 3.5%) and service charge (which is around 10% of this 3.5%).

Its just that HDFC charged this separately so you see it like this. Other banks may combine all this together and show it as a single transaction,
[Nexus 4 General] adidas007:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_budget_of_India

It clearly says budget 2012 will be applicable till 31st March 2013
[Nexus 4 General] rahulmr:
Please do check my previous post.

Added the pdf
[Nexus 4 General] obeliex:
Ok For $ 395 /Rs 22550 =@ 57.08/- is a bit on the higher side . I made 4 payments (not hold ,debits -transaction complete) in the last 4 days. In Icici net rate works out to 56.22 and one last was 56.50. airfreight =rs 1350 if Comgateway & Rs 700 in the case of PPO & customs =Rs 2000 pending.
[Nexus 4 General] adidas007:
In the clause 85 it doesn't mention that the new charges will be 'applicable' from 1 st March.

It's better if you call them up and clarify.

Do quote these lines of clause 85
[Nexus 4 General] rahulmr:
please do see the first :

Changes in Customs and Central Excise law and rates of duty have been proposed

through the Finance Bill, 2013 (clauses 54 to 77 for Customs and clauses 78 to 92 for Central

Excise). In order to prescribe effective rates of duty and to carry out changes in the Rules made

under the respective Acts, the following notifications are being issued:

CUSTOMS: Notification Nos. Date

Tariff No. 9 /2013-Customs to No.15 /2013-Customs 1

st

March, 2013

Non-Tariff No. 25 /2013-Customs(NT) 1

st

March, 2013

CENTRAL EXCISE

Tariff No. 5 /2013-CE to No. 12 /2013-CE 1

st

March, 2013

Non-Tariff No. 1 /2013-CE (NT) to No. 4 /2013-CE (NT) 1

st

March, 2013

Unless otherwise stated, all changes in rates of duty take effect from the midnight of 28

th

February/1

st

March, 2013. A declaration has been made under the Provisional Collection of Taxes

Act, 1931 in respect of clauses 76, 77(b), 91 and 92 of the Finance Bill, 2013 so that changes

proposed therein also take effect from the midnight of 28

th

February/1

st

March, 2013. The

remaining legislative changes would come into effect only upon the enactment of the Finance Bill,

2013.
[Nexus 4 General] dipeshpp:
22500 includes service and conversion charges. $395=Rs.21696, which comes to around 54.9.
[Nexus 4 General] HAKA:
Got these details from DHL:

Declared value: $200

Custom Duty: 0%

CVD: 6%

Others(VAT+Edu): 4%

Total duty: Rs. 1769

f*cked up.
[Nexus 4 General] Fractalnoize:
same here
[Nexus 4 General] 'thunder'rocky:
Any idea hw much we have to pay to ppobox from now on??
[Nexus 4 General] rahulmr:
how come the declared value is 200 $ ? did they believe that ? and here its 2.3 k incuding the DHL charges.

for me its 28 k and 6 %
[Nexus 4 General] adidas007:
Thanks for the info. I didn't know about that
[Nexus 4 General] shalom06:
BUMP
[Nexus 4 General] HAKA:
LOL. So many different countries thread coming up on XDA, India still on top. :D
[Nexus 4 General] rahulmr:
excise vs customs ?? anyone can put some light on this

Unless otherwise stated, all changes in rates of duty take effect from the midnight of 28

th February/1stMarch, 2013. A declaration has been made under the Provisional Collection of Taxes

Act, 1931 in respect of clauses 76, 77(b), 91 and 92 of the Finance Bill, 2013 so that changes

proposed therein also take effect from the midnight of 28th February/1st March, 2013. The

remaining legislative changes would come into effect only upon the enactment of the Finance Bill,

2013

This is the chapter for the excise :

:confused:

Chapter 85

85.1 Excise duty on mobile handsets including cellular phones having retail sale price more

than Rs. 2000/- is being increased from 1% to 6%. The duty on mobile phones priced up to and

inclusive of Rs. 2000 (retail sale price) would remain unchanged. Notification No. 12/2013-CE,

dated 1st March, 2013 (S. No. 263A) provides the details.

nothing is metioned for customs .

As eveyone knows the STB duties are more now. that is mentioned in the chapter 85. SO this is for customs now.

so there are 2 chapters one for customs and excise.

Chapter 85

85.1 The BCD on Integrated Decoder Receiver, also known as Set Top Box, is being increased

from 5% to 10%. S. No411 of notification No.12/2012-Customs, as amended by notification No.

12 /2013-Customs, dated the 1st March 2013 refers.

ref:http://indiabudget.nic.in/ub2013-14/cen/dojstru1.pdf

If anyone has connection with customs or any govt officials which has clear idea about this, that can be helpful for

all those who are importing the phone and dont have to pay excess.

Please
[Nexus 4 General] Fractalnoize:
i did relaize that someone will misinterpret my comment..i just agreed to the "****ed up"part of that comment..anyways ...as far as i have read this thread i guess nothing can be done as of now ... else u can try to mail the invoice you got from google to the customs n the company thats handling your package... call n ask if this can be done now..if yes..you got lucky ..else you have to pay the amount and nothing can be done about it ..good luck
[Nexus 4 General] depletion:
Thats correct our country is much advance and fast when it comes to price hike in taxes ,customs,fuel prices etc which happens immdiately after you hear in news but nothing goes down and even if it does it's just peanuts "sare jahan se mehenga"
[Nexus 4 General] 'thunder'rocky:
help!!

guys plz reply....:(
[Nexus 4 General] adidas007:
http://www.cybex.in/indian-custom-duty/Duty-Calculator-85171290.aspx
[Nexus 4 General] Rapier07:
iShopInternational

Ordered 16GB version via ishop. Got an email within 5 minutes that my item has been purchased :p The wait starts now :fingers-crossed:
[Nexus 4 General] -Harsh-:
Going u.s next week.. Will get it for me :)

Sent from my Nexus 10
[Nexus 4 General] adidas007:
Idk why people are being charged in thousands. Maybe you all should mail the custom people and inquire.. Even if you enter the assessed value as 30k customs as per this site turns up to be only 350-400
[Nexus 4 General] Fractalnoize:
yeah..it barely touches 325 ....:| ..but if you put cvd as 6% ..the rate does go above 1.8k
[Nexus 4 General] obeliex:
I meant the net rate (costing to us ) including 3.5% charge + service tax.

In ICICI the debited amount includes everything. That is how I calculate my cost .& an idea For a $ I ,how much mark up I have to add .
[Nexus 4 General] siddjazz:
I switched to an Airtel micro-sim over 36 hours back but I'm not getting any signal. The phone recognizes the sim as an Airtel one, but does not register.

My original sim was deactivated hours withing me getting the micro sim.

I have tried manually registering to a network, restarting and re-inserting the sim over and over again. Airtel insists that the new micro sim is active and functional.

Has anyone faced this problem? Is it a simple case of just unlocking the bootloader?
[Nexus 4 General] chintan.y.t@gmail.com:
this is getting really annoying,

when i got my first nexus 4(25th feb) i was charged 2700 rs by dhl as they had valued at 30,000.

now the second nexus 4,which is going to be received at ppo address on monday the charge will also be high due to increase in customs.

still happy that i avoided dhl dont want the price to go above 25,000.
[Nexus 4 General] OrrPenn18:
Naaice! ;) Glad to help :p

What quote they gave?
[Nexus 4 General] hemant_p:
UPS tracking # not showing any Info

My order was shipped yesterday about at 2 pm our time. But the UPS tracking number provided by Google is not showing any info yet. :confused:

I called up Play Store, they transferred my case to the Specialist and she asked the most stupid question "Have you received your device?" via mail. I replied her, "Why would I contact you in the first place, if I have already received the device?" :mad:

HSG website also isnt showing any packages nor the tracking number entry field is coming up with results. Dont know what to do now. I have dropped a mail to HSG about my issue. Guess I would have to just wait till their Monday Morning to get any update in this matter.
[Nexus 4 General] adidas007:
Patience is a Virtue. Today is Sunday. So there will be no updates. Wait till Monday evening (PST) that is Tuesday morning like 6am IST. If you still don't see any change then contact Google. It will take time. Till then spend your time searching for guards and cases.

FYI xtremeguard.com are giving 75% off pretty cool
[Nexus 4 General] ddz334:
Congrats.

What was the quote?

Does that include customs too?

It's OK if you have no time to hit thanks button

visit http://bijopaul.blogspot.in
[Nexus 4 General] nitin.chobhe:
To avoid this hassle I got my existing Airtel SIM cut to micro sim. So it took just 2 minutes for me to start using it (and of course Rs 50 to get it cut). No interaction with useless customer care of Airtel ;)
[Nexus 4 General] dreamerAxe:
Similar thing happened to me. Turned out that the Sim card was faulty. Did you try the dim card on some other phone ? Mine was Air tel too BTW.
[Nexus 4 General] dinz.s.k:
You wont be charged anything for the screen guard got mine on thursday..i m yet to apply it :)
[Nexus 4 General] adidas007:
Cool :D you also got the xtremeguard protector?

And if it's from xtremeguard.com can you tell me how many days did the shipping take?

They are yet to ship mine :/
[Nexus 4 General] sidharthnahata:
thats the best thing to do :)
[Nexus 4 General] Bluffyone:
When did u order dude?? I had placed my order on 2nd and they charged me instantly the cc, still stuck in the first bullet point, Just got the reciept,
[Nexus 4 General] sidharthnahata:
how much time does play store take to ship the device these days
[Nexus 4 General] Gorillazz:
No password

Guys please help me. I just ordered 2 nexus 4's using HDFC credit card and all went smooth and I managed to order the same but google didn't ask for my credit card password and straightly placed my order:mad:

I'm wondering is it normal ????:confused:
[Nexus 4 General] sb9772:
Try to restart or Do hardreset 4 or 5 time time. It'll work & Or you can also try to on Airplane Mode .
[Nexus 4 General] akhil.in:
Google is Big Daddy of all...

Money deducted?
[Nexus 4 General] Bluffyone:
depends on your luck, some have got it shipped within hours and others days... i am among the latter, ordered yesterday, still waiting

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yup, if u got the messg abt the transaction then its fine, coz password is only asked by indian sites, not the international onces
[Nexus 4 General] sagarmangla:
Yes it is Normal.

The password system for credit cards in only for India.

International transactions do not require password.

Dont worry, your order will be shipped soon.

Cheers.
[Nexus 4 General] Gorillazz:
No password

Yaar didi ka card use kara tha and she Stays in France. Maine call kiya tha confirm karne ke liye ki paise kate ki nahi:rolleyes: She'll confirm me tomorrow. Finger crossed. Further, I also got their email confirming the order. Baki logo ke saath bhi yahi hua kya, I mean bina password ke order place ho gaya???
[Nexus 4 General] ddz334:
Yeah..me too. And one step more i even bought myself one sim cutter for rs 200.

It's OK if you have no time to hit thanks button

visit http://bijopaul.blogspot.in
[Nexus 4 General] Gorillazz:
No password

Thanks a ton sagarmangla !!

Man I was so tensed as I didn't knew about it :p Thanks once again for your prompt reply.

God bless.:good:

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One more question, I ordered my phone to comgateway's address and was wondering how will come to that this is my order (when my order reaches their warehouse)? Do I've to do something pro-actively? :confused:
[Nexus 4 General] Rapier07:
24577/- I called their customer support. the chick there said its including everything, doorstep delivery. even octroi which is being charged in maharashtra
[Nexus 4 General] salim0097:
Guys please....!

Please help guys.. How about Chennai??:confused::confused:
[Nexus 4 General] rbrblitz:
The prices are really confusing post-budget... Kindly read the previous pages of this thread to get a fair idea of how much it would cost you.

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[Nexus 4 General] hemant_p:
I ordered on 1st nite at ~10:30 am PST , got second bullet at that instant and shipped yesterday afternoon IST. Used HDFC cc. Your delay might be related to CC only, discussed somewhere in the forum earlier.
[Nexus 4 General] Mindfreak14:
Comgateway will know its ur order.. by the address provided to u ..the INP-XXX is unique to ur cgw account! Nothing more to b done

Don't worry go ahead with the order.. and wait for Google to ship it ..

Hope I helped..
[Nexus 4 General] Gorillazz:
shipping

yes you've definitely helped me :) Thanks a ton dude.. I hope I get my phone soon!
[Nexus 4 General] salim0097:
Thanks dude. I did read few posts, but never came across Chennai Customs + Duty. Someone mentioned that, duty in Delhi is Chennai is pretty high compared to that of Bangalore for most cases, but how much i do not know exactly. May be I will try reading older posts, so that i can get an idea, if i am lucky. Thanks anyway buddy for the fast reply.:good::good:
[Nexus 4 General] sarthakkapoor25:
Hey...Please anyone suggest a good and cheap case.It should really protect my nexus 4!!!Is the S line case any good??

Has anyone tried this??

http://www.amzer.co.in/Amzer-Double-Layer-Hybrid-Case-with-Kickstand-Black-Black-P95449.htm

Is the plastic layer removable??Please post a pic of the back if possible
[Nexus 4 General] rbrblitz:
Had an Amzer case on my iPhone, did it's job.

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There shouldn't be a vast difference between Bangalore and Chennai custom duties. Couple of hundreds here and there. My friend's uncle works in Bangalore customs, will call him tomorrow and enquire about the correct duties/taxes. Will keep you guys updated as soon as I get the info.

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[Nexus 4 General] sekhar447:
damn.. I had ordered yesterday and it is pending still in wallet. Seems like there is a prob with my 2nd attempt even.
[Nexus 4 General] nitin.chobhe:
Yeah, I also thought of buying one but then thought that I would use it once so why not get it cut for Rs 50? :D
[Nexus 4 General] Fractalnoize:
please do so ..and also if you can please ask about correct taxes and duties in mumbai as well please ...also why are the assessing the phones value to 28-30k .....these new rates are killing my budget :|

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it seems ur sim is faulty .get it replaced
[Nexus 4 General] akhz99:
Ok.. my shipment got cleared at 3am. I dont know how... well m being charged 1700 in total.. i have requested a breakup which i'll get in 2 hrs.. i have the bill of entry.. 19100 was the phone + 4700 insurance + 232 landing charges.. so assessable value came up to 24k.. rest details i'll provide as soon as i get them.. it was delhi customa and it took 4 days.

Sent from my XT910
[Nexus 4 General] Fractalnoize:
count yourself in the lucky fews ..whose customs n taxes just came upto 1700 ..else its now shooting above 2000
[Nexus 4 General] harshag:
How does this sound ?

New Micro Sim directly purchased from Vodafone Store for just 25 Rs. It just took me a photocopy of ID Proof and 2 minutes.:cowboy:
[Nexus 4 General] Fractalnoize:
if it works ..brilliant !! :P
[Nexus 4 General] sidharthnahata:
ishop promo codes

does any one have ?
[Nexus 4 General] Blueangel180:
1stpurchase
[Nexus 4 General] Bluffyone:
i dont know coz i first added the cc into wallet and got a free ebook before buying the phone, even the authorizing amount to verify the card was deducted. Lets c....

btw ur shipping using hsg or comg?
[Nexus 4 General] harshag:
Of course it does ! As smooth as butter . No cutting, no trimming :cool:
[Nexus 4 General] Adi Kaps:
Same is the case with me dude.. I ordered on 1st March, at 10-25 AM UST.. got 2nd bullet on 2nd March and still stuck there.. had used ICICI cc.. hope it ships soon... :(
[Nexus 4 General] 1808:
Could some one tell me the taxes charged for shipping to New Jersey . As PPOBOX has a warehouse in there also

Just looking to save something if the taxes are less than that for New York :D

Thanks
[Nexus 4 General] akhil.in:
More about ishop.

- They buy using their own account on Google Play

- They take care of Insurance

- They take care of duties, octroi and other fee - Once you pay ishop, nothing else needs to be paid at all.
[Nexus 4 General] Di@blo:
It is $25.41 for Nexus 16GB.
[Nexus 4 General] rakeshvskanna:
Vodafone GPRS/3G not working on Nexus 4.

Hi folks,

I am using my Nexus 4 past 3 months. I am able to use gprs/3G since i brought it. But recently few weeks since i cannot use the gprs/3G on my Nexus4 :crying: . I have restarted many times and i also had reset the settings but its of no use. Can any one please help me in resolving this issue.

Thanks in advance,

Rakesh.
[Nexus 4 General] para_droid:
Gallery crash

Hi Guys,

I know this is not the right forum to ask this question but oflate my gallery app has started crashing on nexus 4 randomly. One such instance is when I take a pic or shoot a video using cam or when I copy a movie to the movies folder through PC. This also seems to be affecting MX player hw decoder because the app is unable to play any video in hw/hw+ decoder when it happens. When I reboot the phone the issues get fixed temporarily. Please help me fix it :(
[Nexus 4 General] trueblueram:
Which network and where? I have the same issue with vodafone in Bangalore (Vodafone piggy backs on airtels 3g network and the hand-off screws up the network). I know it's not the phone because my friends n4 has Wi-Fi like speeds on airtel

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Custom ROM? Camera mod?
[Nexus 4 General] gvdprasad:
jusr received NEXUS 4

hi,

just received the phone :D .A big thanks to every one on this thread and xda forum

THANKYOU
[Nexus 4 General] 1808:
Also will my bank charge me any extra charges for foreign transactions i.e. using Indian credit card in US play store
[Nexus 4 General] harshag:
Yes, All bank charge Foreign Currency Conversion Charges and levy service tax on it. You will get to know this only when your statement gets generated at the end of the month. Atleast that is how i got charged by HDFC CC, it was 3.8 %