Personal import through Post and Courier in India
One day my freind Mr.Venu asked me about customs formality to procure computer peripheral and electronic parts for personal use from the abroad. He
was surprised to know that through postal and courier service most of goods for personal use can be cleared without any problem.
The personal import combines power of Internet,E-Commerce and supply chain network of the post offices and couriers.It places you as retail customer at the core of decision making for importing goods meant for personal use.
The seller is a person from popular auction websites like ebay and Amazon.ThePayment is made through international cards or PayPal.The supply is effected through postal or courier services.
On your behalf , it is the Postal department or courier companies take clearace from the Customs authority.You are receiving your goods at your door step from postman or courierman after paying their dues.You need not to go the customs department to pay any duty . The customs duty ,if any,is collected by the postman or courierman.
No export-import code is required for personal importation.But there are certain restriction regarding importing through postal service and courier service in india.
First i will focus on postal import.

In India there is a network comprising of 1.55 lakh post-offices that could ensure delivery of goods into every nook and corner of the country.Further there is peneteration of Internet and mobilephone even in tier II and tier III cities. Therefore India`s fast growing middle class of 300 million can make use post and courier services to import and export goods for personal use.

Bonafide personal gifts without payment of customs duty:

The price declared by the foreign supplier on the postal parcel is taken as value to determine the customs duty on the bonafide gift. The freight and insurance amount is not included in the value of the gifts. No need to pay any customs duty for such bonafide personal gifts valued upto rs 10,000/-.
Consumer electronic goods:
No import licence is required for consumer electronic goods of CIF(cost+insurance+freight) value upto rs 2000/-.If any body import any electronic consumer%2