YOU DO NOT NEED AN IEC for personal imports.
As an individual you are allowed to import things pay the taxes and carry on. I don't know how you are importing where you have to deal with with custom agents & post office etc. I have used fedex & dhl & item lands at your door step. Duty was collected at time of delivery at my doorstep.
When the item is at customs clearance or about to reach Indian shores you get a call from fedex/dhl asking you what you have imported, whether its for personal or commercial use. Never have I been asked for an IEC code.
I imported some eartips from alibaba when that was still allowed, I guess. That time I used china post & item was delivered to my address via India post with no duty etc. It was a very low value item to begin with so maybe that is why no duty was levied.
Since GST was introduced most items have 18% GST even if they have 0% import duty. GST can be higher than 18% for some categories.
For speakers, headphones and amp taxes will fall somewhere between 29%-35% of CIF value.
I haven't read anywhere on official sites where it says you cannot import used item. I know you cannot import used cars etc but haven't read any such things for electronics. Most of the restrictions you read about are for commercial imports not personal.
As an individual you are allowed to import things pay the taxes and carry on. I don't know how you are importing where you have to deal with with custom agents & post office etc. I have used fedex & dhl & item lands at your door step. Duty was collected at time of delivery at my doorstep.
When the item is at customs clearance or about to reach Indian shores you get a call from fedex/dhl asking you what you have imported, whether its for personal or commercial use. Never have I been asked for an IEC code.
I imported some eartips from alibaba when that was still allowed, I guess. That time I used china post & item was delivered to my address via India post with no duty etc. It was a very low value item to begin with so maybe that is why no duty was levied.
Since GST was introduced most items have 18% GST even if they have 0% import duty. GST can be higher than 18% for some categories.
For speakers, headphones and amp taxes will fall somewhere between 29%-35% of CIF value.
I haven't read anywhere on official sites where it says you cannot import used item. I know you cannot import used cars etc but haven't read any such things for electronics. Most of the restrictions you read about are for commercial imports not personal.