So finally my nexus 4 is here..
here are the details
Service Used : PPOBox.com
Ordered on
28th of November
Delivered to my friend on
December 31st
Then my friend had to ship it to ppobox so excluding the two day delay for my package to reach ppobox,
Wednesday, January 09, 2013 14:20 NEW YORK SHIPMENT RECEIVED IN US HUB
Wednesday, January 09, 2013 20:20 NEW YORK SHIPMENT LEFT US HUB TO INDIA
Wednesday, January 09, 2013 21:21 NEW YORK SHIPMENT IN TRANSIT TO INDIA
Thursday, January 10, 2013 23:21 MUMBAI SHIPMENT REACHED INDIA
Thursday, January 10, 2013 23:33 MUMBAI SHIPMENT UNDER CUSTOM CLEARANCE
Then Thursday Night got an email that i have to pay for shipping and custom clearance
I paid it on January 11 around 1pm
Custom Office works only half day on Saturdays and it is a holiday on Sunday, I guess.
And then from here the tracking(on ppobox) still shows that shipment is under custom clearance
but on Monday, January 14, 2013 @ 19:51
i got a mail from ppobox that my package has been dispatched locally, I was also provided the bluedart tracking number.
From then on, i had to track my package from bluedart website
Then finally,
Tuesday, January 15, 2013 16:27 the phone was delivered to me
and the seal was not broken :laugh:
The Cost breakup :
The Google Part
Shipping Status Quantity Item Price
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Estimated Ship:
4-5 weeks 1 Nexus 4 (16GB) $349.00
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Shipping: $13.99
Tax: $24.84
Total: $387.83 = 21,211.86 INR
PPOBox Part
Total fees for shipment are below:
Item Actual Weight Including Volumetric: 600.0
ICC Shipping, Handling & Taxes: 618
Duty & Clearance Fees: Rs. 573
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Total Due: Rs. 1,191
Octroi Part
had to pay for Octroi aswell since I reside inside Maharashtra
Octroi: 953INR
Service Charge: 100INR
Total Payable: 1053INR
Grand Total
Google Part + PPOBox part + Octroi part =
21,211.86 + 1191 + 1053 =
23,455.86INR (Inc Octroi) ( 22,402.86 Ex Octroi)
NOTE:: Since the phone was first shipped to North Carolina(NC) from where the phone was shipped by my friend to PPOBox in New York(NY), the tax was only 24USD in NC as against 32-34USD in New York(NY). However additional shipping cost was approx 10USD so in total (24+10 = 34USD)about the same of what it would have cost if the phone was directly shipped to ppobox
PPOBox Review:
I have suggested many users to use PPOBox and would advice them again for the following reasons (as experienced by myself)
1: It is an ICC Worldwide subsidary - Read on google what it is, they have been in this particular shop and forward service around the world for more than 30 years.
2: Top Notch custom clearance and packaging and local shipping(Blue Dart) - took exactly two days:48 hours(you should provide them with the bill) and the seal wasn't broken (unlike from other services like HSG etc where the package is delayed, Seal is broken, Phone is switched on many a times etc item marked wrongly as electronics attracting a fine upto 20pc etc via DHL or other- that is because the package aren't shipped under ICC Next Flight service.. so custom official open each and every package and what not). The phone box was inside a thick cardboard box with lots of styrofoam packaging peanuts
3: You pay them the custom clearance fees and shipping once your package reaches India - This results in accurate(live market) currency conversion rates and no overcharging (unlike other services who charge you beforehand and obviously more than the actual amount.. i paid only 1191INR inc shipping and custom duty )
4: They have a physical office in Andheri, Mumbai - That always gives a sense of assurance(Unlike other services who simply transfer all shipping work to the respective Courier offices and if, god forbid anything untowardly happens, you are left at the mercy of the courier company)
5: They have an Indian customer Care landline phone number (022-4064 1090) - Do I even have to explain why that is beneficial?
6: Excellent Customer Support: It is truly excellent! and i mean TRULY EXCELLENT(sorry for shouting
). I could always reach the online support (online website chat and email correspondence - Divyank) during the usual 8 hour office timings 9am-5pm (some times even till 9pm). All my online chat queries were answered within minutes and my emails answered satisfactorily within 12 hours.
I would again strongly suggest and advice everyone to use ppobox.com. It is cheapest,safest,best and the most experienced service for USA-INDIA and UK-INDIA(back and forth)
phew,, hope this writeup is detailed enough :angel:
now it is time for me to get back to my Nexus 4
and by the way, here is my nexus 4
