DO WE NEED IEC FOR IMPORTS OF AROUND 10-15 ORDERS IN A PACKAGE? (IM A STUDENT)

[patriot2121]

Iam thinking of importing some goods from China .
they will ship by China post.
Iam a student having small online business on eBay 🙂
do we need any code like IEC to import around 15 items at a
time ??
or can I import more?
please help me regarding this.
what are the legal aspects??
thank you.

[akshay19gupta]

it depends on the value of the items
and what type of items they are

[patriot2121]

Sir Iam trying to import some electronics. headphones/ cameras etc.
value around 500rs each item in real.
but I asked him to declare it as gift and under declare value as 35$ for whole package of 10 - 15 items.
is this right ?

thank you.

[parthhaa]

@patriot2121

If you undervalue your package of 10 - 15 items to a total of just $35 the FPO will detain it and ask you for an invoice and ID and maybe also the IEC for it. Whenever any foreign parcel reaches india the customs officers at FPO will open each and every package to inspect it for duties.

I have been buying stuffs from eBay US for the last 10 years so had to deal with all such circumstances with dealing with FPOs.

Hope this answers your queries.