[Nexus 4 General] ravindrank:
Final Update & Good news :) Phone is fine and yes if you are in BLR and getting thru CGW+DHL you have to pray!

Got the phone today and yes Bangalore Customs Su***K!

Timelines:

Order Date/Time: Mar 3rd 2013 10PM IST

Items: 1 x Nexus 16GB

Shipped to: CGW

Shipped Date: Mar 5th 2013

Payment Mode: India Credit Card

Order progress:

Your order has been shipped!

Google Inc. shipped your order. Have questions? Contact Google Inc..

• Mar 5 Google Inc. charged your MASTERCARD xxx-7015 for $362.99. "GOOGLE *Devices" will appear on your billing statement.

• Mar 5 Google Inc. shipped your order.

Track UPS package #!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

• Mar 3 Google Inc. received your order.

• Mar 3 You placed an order with Google Inc. on Mar 3. Google Wallet sent a copy of this receipt to rk @gmail.com

Mails Received: (in order)

1. Your Google Play Order Receipt from Mar 3rd 2013 (shipping estimate 1 - 2 weeks)

2. Your Google Play Order from Mar 3rd 2013 Has Shipped

Cost breakup:

Nexus 4 16GB - $349

Shipping to Portland, Oregon - $13.99

State Tax: $0

Total = $362.99 (Forex updates TBA)

Stage 2: CGW

Precreated account at CGW on 3rd March . I suggest you first visit here https://www.facebook.com/comGatewayGlobal?fref=ts to create a account from here to get 5$ Off. I created usual way and then PMed the CGW guys who initially said do 5$ discount but obliged later

CGW received Date/Time: Mar 6 th, 2013. Got updated in the packages arrived list by 7th.

Got his maill on Mar 7th - Your PLAY.GOOGLE.COM Package RCPTD0XXXXXX has Arrived at Your U.S. Address

Tried to ship it immediately. But faced some issues with the Shipping steps. (Nothing used to happen after clicking continue. Shipping address showed as Blank. )

Contacted Chat. They asked me to try Firefox. Same issue. They asked me to try again next day.

After an hour, I modified my shipping address to removed special characters (# ") and it worked

Applied 5$ Discount. Chose Express Shipping ( 3 to 5 business days) - 25$

On 7th March : Mail : Shipment Order Receipt - XXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXX

Charges:

Shipping Mode: Express (DHL)

International Shipping Charges 24.90

Fuel surcharge 2.74

Insurance 2.52

Sub total 30.16

CGW$ – 5.00

Total Amount Charged $25.16

Paid with Citibank CC

Stage 3: DHL

DHL Shipping Started: Thursday, March 07, 2013

DHL Shipment Reached BLR - Sunday, March 10, 2013

Paperwork Submitted: 6 days

Stage 4: Bangalore Customs ( 6 Bloo***y Days + some scratched on the protective film )

Duty + Handling = 2265 INR

Saturday, March 16, 2013	Location	Time

21	Delivered - Signed for by : RAVINDRA	IN-	10:21 AM

20	With delivery courier	BANGALORE - INDIA	8:46 AM

Friday, March 15, 2013	Location	Time

19	Scheduled for delivery	BANGALORE - INDIA	6:11 PM

18	Arrived at Delivery Facility in BANGALORE - INDIA	BANGALORE - INDIA	6:07 PM

17	Departed Facility in BANGALORE - INDIA	BANGALORE - INDIA	4:17 PM

16	Processed at BANGALORE - INDIA	BANGALORE - INDIA	4:17 PM

Thursday, March 14, 2013	Location	Time

15	Clearance processing complete at BANGALORE - INDIA	BANGALORE - INDIA	8:28 PM

Wednesday, March 13, 2013	Location	Time

14	Clearance delay	BANGALORE - INDIA	9:57 PM

Sunday, March 10, 2013	Location	Time

13	Clearance processing complete at BANGALORE - INDIA	BANGALORE - INDIA	4:08 AM

12	Arrived at Sort Facility BANGALORE - INDIA	BANGALORE - INDIA	3:45 AM

Saturday, March 09, 2013	Location	Time

11	Departed Facility in LONDON-HEATHROW - UK	LONDON-HEATHROW - UK	7:26 AM

10	Processed at LONDON-HEATHROW - UK	LONDON-HEATHROW - UK	2:18 AM

9	Arrived at Sort Facility LONDON-HEATHROW - UK	LONDON-HEATHROW - UK	12:50 AM

Friday, March 08, 2013	Location	Time

8	Departed Facility in EAST MIDLANDS - UK	EAST MIDLANDS - UK	9:44 PM

7	Transferred through EAST MIDLANDS - UK	EAST MIDLANDS - UK	9:43 PM

6	Departed Facility in CINCINNATI HUB - USA	CINCINNATI HUB, OH - USA	5:59 AM

5	Processed at CINCINNATI HUB - USA	CINCINNATI HUB, OH - USA	5:29 AM

4	Arrived at Sort Facility CINCINNATI HUB - USA	CINCINNATI HUB, OH - USA	4:14 AM

Thursday, March 07, 2013	Location	Time

3	Departed Facility in PORTLAND - USA	PORTLAND, OR - USA	6:59 PM

2	Processed at PORTLAND - USA	PORTLAND, OR - USA	6:58 PM

1	Shipment picked up	PORTLAND, OR - USA	3:21 PM

Regards

Ravindran