Import Duty on Software in India

15 jul 2007

I recently ordered the Adobe CS3 Master Collection through a friend and he just told me that I will have to pay additional 9% customs duty for importing software in India. Oops! I thought computer software import in India is exempt from duties and taxes.

I recently ordered the Adobe CS3 Master Collection through a friend and he just told me that I will have to pay additional 9% customs duty for importing software in India.

Oops! I thought computer software import in India is exempt from duties and taxes. At least demonstration and NFR software are not subject to taxes at the airport.

http://www.omrsolutions.com Rohit Gupta

Hi Amit

The Import duty for the software in India is ZERO incase you do it for personal use . YOu have to send it to the concerned custom officer and if they are satisfied there would be no duty .

Additionally the duty of Import of software is 10% +2% which is only again on packaged software for reselling purpose only . Downloaded software has no duty ( Why do we need for CDs that much duty , Download it simple !)

The only thing is if you are selling a software , how would you convince a Bank that you have imported the license of the software ( All Software is same ) only we need to have the License file ( code) for the same ? Do you have any idea of this .

All the best for Blogging conference ! Just came today to Agra ..

Thanks

Rohit

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Import Duty on Software in India

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