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[Nexus 4 General] funzuloo:
it's now fourth day with status clearance delay for me, still they saying physical examination is pending will be done by today evening. asked about the customs and duty they say your bill is of Rs.2785. i ordered two phones. what about you guys hoe much you paid customs for importing two phones?
[Nexus 4 General] anshp:
Still in pre-ordered state

Hi guys

I ordered N4 on 30th jan, after 5 days order date got changed to 6th feb in playstore

Still it's showing same status.

Anybody facing the same problem or contacted google, let me know.
[Nexus 4 General] para_droid:
Can somebody from Bangalore post the dhl invoice they received from the delivery boy? They're charging me 1000 bucks only for phone. I read in this very forum that ppl from blore paid not more than 800-850 as duties. Please help :(
[Nexus 4 General] black_scorp_ion:
Nexus 4 Indian Thread [Pricing, Availability, Reviews, Support and More

Same is the case with me.... I have been charged 996 just for 1 phone

Countervailing duties is 300 INR

IS this applocable mobile phone?
[Nexus 4 General] k@rt:
Nexus 4 Indian Thread [Pricing, Availability, Reviews, Support and More

Just received my Nexus 4!! Excited.. DHL charged 996 as Duty & Customs charges. Will post details in a bit.
[Nexus 4 General] x017in:
The charges for DHL varies from 850 to 1000. It's depends on the customs guys.. So relax n pay them. It's after all a different of rs150

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Happened to me too.. So it's should be common. It means ur phone will be shipped soon. Mine shipped yest
[Nexus 4 General] trueblueram:
The red blinking lights happens mostly due to benchmarking @1.8ghz, wrong flashing etc. And when it happens the phone gets switched off while in use/screen off n then the red light starts blinking.I've not seen instances of not being able to switch on the phone .
[Nexus 4 General] black_scorp_ion:
Nexus 4 Indian Thread [Pricing, Availability, Reviews, Support and More

OMG..!

Whats this?
[Nexus 4 General] para_droid:
I don't mind paying 150 extra, but when I called DHL yesterday they said I owe them 807 INR today they say, I need to pay for warehouse rent for the phone and AFAIK nobody paid warehouse charges here.
[Nexus 4 General] jumbo18:
My cousin like in US. He can buy this phone for me but he has no idea about shipping to India. What should I tell him? How much charges it would add properly after $396?
[Nexus 4 General] younussm:
Check OP , ull find complete information along the approximate charges to ship it to indIa :) ..
[Nexus 4 General] gkrishn:
the fedex/DHL guys wont know the exact amount, till the package is cleared by customs.
[Nexus 4 General] navino87:
Now my CC details is not getting accepted in google play store :(.. I get "There was a problem authorising your card. Contact your bank if this problem continues." error message.. There is no problem with the card.. I even have contacted CC and they cant find a issue with the card..

Could some1 please explain me what is happening here??? It was completely normal when i tried play store y'day night.
[Nexus 4 General] akhz99:
I ordered yesterday with citibank cc. The order status is showing pre-order. I did not get any approximate date as well. What does this mean? I know ppl have asked the same before but yet.. please help
[Nexus 4 General] chaitanya87:
You will get it updated in 2 or 3 days. Don't worry it's normal.
[Nexus 4 General] akhz99:
Thanks. Also i immediately. Got chargerd $364.. will they charge again when shipping. If yes, do i need to contact the bank for refund or is it automated..
[Nexus 4 General] jumbo18:
I checked that but that has inclusive charges and insurance by carriers. I mean if he order this phone at his address the total cost would be $396. I want to know which courier service he should use and how much it costs to deliver?
[Nexus 4 General] varshil:
Many people havent even root it. Just restarted the phone after the battery drain n bam.. phone didnt start at all...its some hardware error i guess...
[Nexus 4 General] jumbo18:
I have a debit cards but don't have any credit card. I know debit card will incur double charges, one of which gets refunded after a few days. But I'm scared what if they didn't refund that money.
[Nexus 4 General] ShankyJain:
Yes.. countervailing duty is basically excise duty rate charged on like products sold in India. Take it as excise duty on ur nexus manufactured in India.
[Nexus 4 General] vaibkulk:
I think you tell him to order and ship it using a forwarding service like ppobox or hsg. It will save the hassles of customs and and all.

If orders and then ship it to you after receiving at his address I guess it will cost you more.

It's better you use forwarding service.
[Nexus 4 General] chaitanya87:
You don't have to worry. They are just reserving the amount. You won't be charged again.
[Nexus 4 General] black_scorp_ion:
Nexus 4 Indian Thread [Pricing, Availability, Reviews, Support and More

Why is Google Play US is directly getting open without any VPN??

I am able to directly order Nexus devices
[Nexus 4 General] chaitanya87:
Because your wallet address is in USA. They thought you belong there. Hence the change.
[Nexus 4 General] sahilisburman:
My case exact same as yours but there is a slight difference that i placed the order one day before you , after that on 6'th the money got refunded and dated changed to 6'th in wallet, and till now my order shows pre-order.

Do tel me when yours get shipped.
[Nexus 4 General] ShankyJain:
All Mumbai ppl waiting for their Nexus 4 for delivery on 13th pls note that the products will be custom cleared at Delhi & not Mumbai. Just confirmed with cc and was also informed that if delivery is delayed by more than a minute, certain portion of shipping costs will be reversed.

Also everyone is advised to check on the status in the evening till 9 pm.
[Nexus 4 General] vkcv:
LG servicing

So does LG have spares for the nexus 4 here in India or would I have to send it back to the USA for repairs.?

They do agree to service products without the warranty here don't they?
[Nexus 4 General] nageshmv:
ship from US to india

Hi,

One of my fren stays at Texas since he has got much junk with him so he cant bring it phsically.

What if he order the phone and get it in his address and later ship thru PPOBOX ??

will it be feasible ?what would be the total cost of the phone? sorry if its a repeated question.I:p stay in bangalore
[Nexus 4 General] chaitanya87:
my nexus 4 timeline

Finally got my nexus 4. Here is the short timeline.

Total Cost will be (38612+760+1860+110+3298) = Rs 44640/- (2 phones)

Per phone cost is Rs 22320/-

I have used HDFC titanium master card and it was linked to paypal.

Hopshopgo as the forwarding address and the shipping is express worldwide.

Those who want to try Hopshopgo as their forwarding address, please use mumbai or bangalore customs as they are charging very less tax compared to the delhi customs.

I also suggest others to try ppobox as it has its office in mumbai.
[Nexus 4 General] zubin111:
I dont think so... Called up LG support in Mumbai, they dont service it here they said...
[Nexus 4 General] pakure:
the nexus4 just now arrived at my home.............got to gift wrap it in the evening........

nexus4 ordered by cousin in philadelphia from playstore on jan 30

reached cousin on feb 6th

shipped by fedex to ppobox new york on feb7th

recieved by ppobox on feb8th

shipped to india on feb 9th through ICC worldwide by ppobox

recieved ppobox invoice for 1359 rs on feb 11th

sent by bluedart on feb12th

recieved at home (hyderabad) on feb13th

no other charges...only 1359 rupees ......................(excluding the 349$ + shipping to cousin in phily (12$) + tax (21 $)= total 384.$)
[Nexus 4 General] nageshmv:
dude....will u sell me one phone.....???? with few extra bucks lets say 1000 extra ;) ;)
[Nexus 4 General] chaitanya87:
The other one was for my brother.
[Nexus 4 General] funzuloo:
did DHL asked you for some paperwork?
[Nexus 4 General] chaitanya87:
Yes he asked me the original invoice and authorising letter to give permission to dhl for assessing the customs.
[Nexus 4 General] sheik_yerbouti:
Got my order delivered an hour ago. 2 16gb+1 bumper was strangely valued by customs at 60000 in the Bill of Entry, and I was charged 1% customs duty and 1% CVD. Total customs+handling charges came up to 1600.

Box was opened for inspection and they noted that there was 2 phones and a bumper. The DHL guy asked me to confirm everything was there before getting my signature.

Ps: Judging by the bill of entry, a LOT of people are importing Nexus 4's from Portland through HopShopGo. :D
[Nexus 4 General] Murukesh:
What did the bill of entry say?
[Nexus 4 General] snehmht1:
Sorry if this question has been asked on this thread before. I'm new on xda and don't know how to skim through the replies to find what I need.

I was planning on asking a relative to get me nexus 4 from US next month.

I was wondering if I can receive direct software updates from google over the air here in India or if I'll have to flash those updates every time through a computer.

Can someone please clarify my doubt. Any help would be appreciated.
[Nexus 4 General] chaitanya87:
You can receive the updates via ota no issue at all.
[Nexus 4 General] Murukesh:
You do get them here. In fact probably the first thing that my Nexus did was to ask me (once it was connected to the 2G net) to download updates. That's the beauty of the Nexus program. Updates directly from Google. Probably they might release updates in phases, so some countries might get them earlier, but it won't be delayed so much that you'll have to use your computer.
[Nexus 4 General] snehmht1:
Thanks for the quick reply.

I'll go ahead and buy the phone.
[Nexus 4 General] sheik_yerbouti:
I'll post it later so that you can check it out.
[Nexus 4 General] black_scorp_ion:
Nexus 4 Indian Thread [Pricing, Availability, Reviews, Support and More

Just got my Nexus 4 delivered..........

OMG its sexy
[Nexus 4 General] navino87:
I have received 3 packages to my HopShopGo address. The details of the packages are as bellow :

Package 1 :

Actual Weight - 0.18

Volumetric Weight - 0.00

Chargeable Weight - 0.50

Package 2 :

Actual Weight - 0.22

Volumetric Weight - 0.87

Chargeable Weight - 1.00

Package 3 :

Actual Weight - 0.07

Volumetric Weight - 0.00

Chargeable Weight - 0.50

As you could see, The actual weight of the total packages comes to 0.47 kg and the Volumetric weight of the packages is 0.87 kg. But when I consolidate these 3 orders, the chargeable weight comes to 2 kg. These adds a lot to my shipping charges. These packages are very small in size and it wouldn't add much of a weight when consolidated together. But, HSG wont repack the packages. And even if they do, they charge $7 per package..

So, what is soo special of consolidating orders in HSG??
[Nexus 4 General] X0LARIUM:
Device got a little warm. Just shut the wifi and data. What do u guys do? First of all, is it happening to anyone else?
[Nexus 4 General] para_droid:
I am yet to receive it :(. Could you please list the cost breakup here and more importantly how much did you pay the delivery guy??
[Nexus 4 General] nageshmv:
HEY ..

once u recieve the items at indian customs what docs u need to submitt (original invoice and authorising letter ???).

who will give them?

can u post your item related Doc's ??? i e invoice and authorization letter.

This gonna be my first online purchase outside india!!!!!! so kinda pissing in my pants....
[Nexus 4 General] jaiswalsachin:
Hey... I ordered on 8th Feb and google shipped it yesterday.

It is about to be received by HSG. What steps should i take to make HSG to send it immediately??

please help!
[Nexus 4 General] droidnexii:
Thats a lot bro....i had nexus4/bumper/screen guard customs and handling came upto 1000
[Nexus 4 General] black_scorp_ion:
Nexus 4 Indian Thread [Pricing, Availability, Reviews, Support and More

Device+ Google Shipping = 19100 (approx dont remember exact fig)

International Shipping = 1650

Customs + DHL Handling = 996

Forex charges (Indian CC) = 830
[Nexus 4 General] droidnexii:
You will get access to US services if you are logged in with the id that u used to buy the phone
[Nexus 4 General] dreamerAxe:
Happened when I charged it the first time. Has been fine afterwards. Give it some time to settle in. I know its tough to take your hands off this thing. :angel:
[Nexus 4 General] para_droid:
Oh!! did you ask the delivery guy why you were charged so high by customs? Could you please post your dhl invoice here? Apparently they're charging extra for warehouse storage. Atleast that's what the dhl cc guy had to say.
[Nexus 4 General] Murukesh:
True.. In a couple of days I stopped noticing the heating issue (or the issue went away, dunno which..:confused:)..
[Nexus 4 General] chintan.y.t@gmail.com:
still in pending

i ordered on 8th feb,morning,however the order is still in pending state,i know that the estimated time is 2 to 3 weeks,but i see here that people ordering yesterday,have got their status preordered and those who ordered with me are getting their phone shipped from playstore,is their any problem? anyone having same status as mine who have ordered on 8th feb.
[Nexus 4 General] vaibkulk:
It will happen when you constantly with the phone on WiFi or Data...And if you are using it while charging then it will get warm...

Warm is kinda ok but it gets hot quickly then you have to worry...
[Nexus 4 General] vikasverma:
Amount has been deduced twice frm my credit card...is it normal?

First when I placed my order, that is 29th Jan....and second time today (my order will be shipped today as per the google record)...
[Nexus 4 General] ashishv:
Are u sure its a credit card?I havent seen anyone with a cc for whom amount was deducted twice.Maybe contact google??:eek:
[Nexus 4 General] mammenj:
If you are going by the SMSes sent by CC, then check the unbilled transactions online to be sure.
[Nexus 4 General] black_scorp_ion:
Nexus 4 Indian Thread [Pricing, Availability, Reviews, Support and More

basic customs = 300

countervailing duty= 303 (I donno what it is)

DHL handling = 350

service tax = 42
[Nexus 4 General] pakure:
he had 2 phones:D
[Nexus 4 General] para_droid:
Antidumping and Countervailing Duties (AD/CVD)

When the Department of Commerce finds that imported merchandise was sold in the U.S. at an unfairly low or subsidized price, CBP is responsible for collecting the AD/CV duties timely to level the playing field for U.S. companies injured by these unfair trade practices. The goal of the AD/CVD PTI is to detect and deter circumvention of the AD/CVD law and to liquidate final duties timely and accurately, while facilitating legitimate trade.

WTF!!! didn't know google was selling nexus 4 at a subsidized rate.... Ridiculous :( I think Bangalore customs took a leaf out of Delhi and starting chagring higher duties
[Nexus 4 General] funzuloo:
Finally after 4 days Clearance process got completed. will be getting my 2 Nexus 4 16GB phones tomorrow morning. Im looking forward to sell one of them. Anyone interested can PM me. Delhi NCR area is preferred.
[Nexus 4 General] ShankyJain:
Countervailing duty is excise duty had the product been manufactured in India
[Nexus 4 General] para_droid:
Thanks to 100s of ppl getting their Nexus devices from US thru comg,hsg etc, folks at customs became more vigilant....
[Nexus 4 General] ShankyJain:
CVD is excise duty

AD is Additional Duty which is VAT

What you are talking is Anti dumping duty which is to save interest of Indian businesses
[Nexus 4 General] black_scorp_ion:
Nexus 4 Indian Thread [Pricing, Availability, Reviews, Support and More

This is stupid....I guess its not applicable here

But to few ppl from bangalore AD/CVD was not charged........ At EOD luck matters :P
[Nexus 4 General] kaushiknfs:
charging orb

Looking for company in bangalore to order the wireless charging orb, anyone interested? PM me.
[Nexus 4 General] vikasverma:
yes its HDFC CC. And I read in this threat that google deduced twice for some orders and then return the payment that was deduced first.

It is 15 days gap between order placed date and shipping date so might be Google deduced today's amount just to be sure that payment would happen smoothly....its just a guess.
[Nexus 4 General] dreamerAxe:
Google IS selling all their Nexus devices at subsidized rates. N4 is $500 in T-mobile store. But its unlucky that you got hit with that. I didnt get that but I used PPO Box.

Selling is prohibited in XDA. Please read the forum rules. Lets not get this thread closed.
[Nexus 4 General] chaitanya87:
+1. We should make strict rules about selling here . like reporting that user to the admin or banning like that. Otherwise the thread gets locked. We don't want that to happen finally.
[Nexus 4 General] gautam_nexus:
I am from kolkata, which service provider shall i use? any kolkata users here
[Nexus 4 General] Murukesh:
I wonder if Google is selling at subsidized rates or vendors are selling at inflated rates so as to avoid clashing wth the carrier subsidies? The S3 unlocked costs about 29k on Amazon, same as its current price here, but that shouldn't be considering taxes and import duties etc.
[Nexus 4 General] Maxxxxxxxxxx:
Yes 100%

i got mine just paid shipping INR1358 :)
[Nexus 4 General] ckranjan:
how many phones did you get? if one then your total includes customs as well as shipping
[Nexus 4 General] technogravy:
Bit off topic from the nexus 4 procurement discussions. But does anyone know where in Mumbai can u find accessories for the n4? Looking for an armband and a bumper if possible.
[Nexus 4 General] ashishv:
I just confirmed from ppobox that octroi will be applicable from thane(towards karjat-kasara),after the mulund octroi naka,luckily i live in mulund.:cool:
[Nexus 4 General] Maxxxxxxxxxx:
396$ to Google Play - Nexus 4 16gb on 2nd feb

that sums to 21000INR( the time i ordered)

Google ships my phone on 7th feb to PPOBox

PPOBox receives my phone and forwards it to india on same day (8th feb)

Phone arrives India on 9th feb(Saturday) and then PPOBox asked me to pay Rs.1358 for shipping etc.,

I got the phone on 12th(Tuesday)....

Total amount just 22358 for ONE Nexus 4 16GB :)

EDITED :)

People here get offended when someone is guiding others just because they payed for customs too much -_-

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congrats :)
[Nexus 4 General] Di@blo:
Dude, don't mislead the newbies who may be just starting to research :)

Your 1358 is shipping + customs. Request you to correct your post.

Only our friend saptak1990 had the godly luck of evading customs duty amongst us. ;)
[Nexus 4 General] chintan.y.t@gmail.com:
i ordered on 8th feb,morning,however the order is still in pending state,i know that the estimated time is 2 to 3 weeks,but i see here that people ordering yesterday,have got their status preordered and those who ordered with me are getting their phone shipped from playstore,is their any problem? anyone having same status as mine who have ordered on 8th feb.
[Nexus 4 General] KaranKapoor:
657 pages on how to get a Nexus 4. :|

Where are the normal discussions? :P
[Nexus 4 General] dreamerAxe:
PPO Box charges does INCLUDE CUSTOMS as Dia@blo said. Your total should be split into :

1. Shipping Charges

2. Customs

3. Insurance (if opted)

Not sure if I missed anything there but cutoms charges are there. Its another thing that you get the box unopened, which is a nice thing btw. Mine was 1333 when I shipped Phone + Bumper + Insurance.
[Nexus 4 General] Maxxxxxxxxxx:
dude i paid that before customs or anything and its not misleading

PPOBox is getting through some other ways

THERE WAS NO CUSTOMS CHECK

edited : Its upto you to believe

Shipped on 8 and i payed for customs on saturday as it reached mumbai

There was no customs on that day

means i payed customs even before they check my package cool story bro :)
[Nexus 4 General] ddz334:
wait huh..what else to do?

same here
[Nexus 4 General] chintan.y.t@gmail.com:
some lucky bastards are getting the phone shipped when ordered on 10th,wtf is google doing?
[Nexus 4 General] varshil:
Can i use any other charger to charge nexus 4? I have xperia p. It has microport ka pin. Just like normal charger used in other phones. Can i use it?
[Nexus 4 General] dreamerAxe:
Could you please post your PPO Box Invoice then ? I can guarantee you that there will be customs charges mentioned there.
[Nexus 4 General] Maxxxxxxxxxx:
just check the power (current) supply on the adapter it differs some time like from Nexus 7

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People still dont get it

I PAID THAT BEFORE THE CUSTOMS CHECK

customs differ bro dont you get it n i paid it in advance

never mind i have edited all my post, stay happy

now a days its even wrong to help
[Nexus 4 General] chaitanya87:
Hi guys

I didn't want to start a debate here.

I have ordered nexus 4 and it came today and I love aosp look. So I ran a benchmark test using antutu on both my note 2 and nexus 4. I am running the cm10.1 latest nightly on note 2 and have installed around 110 apps. I haven't rooted my nexus 4 and installed apps were 3 besides stock apps of Google.

Here are the screenshots of the both the scores. I want to understand why note 2 is outperforming the nexus in almost every aspect except graphics. I know cm 10 is still nightly and hwcomposer vsync were still broken due to Samsung closed sources. I heard all elite developers saying scores doesn't matter but I want to understand the reason. Both devices ate running latest jelly bean.

The one with high score is my note 2.
[Nexus 4 General] sandeep_008:
Here is mine PPOBOX invoice, it includes custom
[Nexus 4 General] ed10000:
Message when trying to checkout:

Google Play is currently experiencing very high traffic. Nexus 4 is not sold out and will still be available for purchase. Please try again shortly. Thank you for your patience.

Great. Looks like I'm going to have to do this all night and call in sick tomorrow. Thanks Google.
[Nexus 4 General] archit1291:
I managed to order 8GB from India itself. :D
[Nexus 4 General] ed10000:
FINALLY order went through.

I used iMacros with Firefox to generate 5000 (yes, 5000!) clicks on the Proceed button. Long long time later, the checkout box popped up and I was able to place my order! Fingers crossed now, hope there will be no issues with the cc!
[Nexus 4 General] Mohit12:
Haha that's brilliant!

Keep us posted.

It's very likely that we'll see several more N4's pop up on eBay and other such sites this week.

Let's see if their prices are lower this time around.
[Nexus 4 General] vickysud:
Guys can anyone explain me in detail how to book N4. im using ICICI international debit card and how to give my friend US address.
[Nexus 4 General] Hrithan2020:
I hope you are aware of the general details.[ There is a thread in xda , dedicated to that].

This is what I did:

1. Registerd to unodns, and followed the steps so that google thinks I'm in US

2. Register a google account , sign in to google wallet and link your friend's address and your debit card to it.

3. Try buying a free music to verify that you are being charged. [ 0.00$ ]

4. Go to the site and try checking and spamming the proceed button .

5. Good luck!!

Guys,

Finally I was able to make it through. Haven't got any mail from google though. My credit card was just charged, got an sms. So, hopefully it won't get cancelled. Wish me luck :).

For those who are still stuck, spamming and signing out and relogging in during the proceed stage seems to be the best two options. Keep trying and good luck :)
[Nexus 4 General] debsuvra:
Unfortunately, I could not finish the process although I brought up the credit card information and address pop up several times. I'm using a Visa credit card and used same US based billing/shipping address which is said to do the trick for international credit cards but all I am getting is the following error,
[Nexus 4 General] Hrithan2020:
Dunno, I did the same thing and it worked for me [so far] . Keep trying and you may get lucky. All the best !!