- I Paid A Bribe
- 14 years ago
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Paid BRIBE for Projector and Phone
- Customs, Excise and Service Tax
- Customs Check and Clearance
- Paid INR 10,000
When coming form abroad, i had purchased a Projector and Sony Ericsson Xpedia phone.
The customs rule says that the duty will be charged 15 % on electronic gadgets if the product is new or old. Here the projector was New and phone used for 1 year. The customs officer said that the tax will be applied @35 % on the electronic goods which was untrue. And he repeatedly said the cost of projector is 75000 which was not correct, infact i bought it for 30000. He said if you want to pay customs duty then pay then he would provide receipt for it, otherwise pay me Rs 10,000 without any receipt.I told him that I don't have money and asked why should i pay? Bear in mind he was not only one they were a team of 3 to 4 other people in the team.
I would like to take up this issue very seriously, as i feel that many individuals are getting harassed by the customs and immigration board across Indian cities.
This is becoming a nuisance especially at Hyderabad International *******