How does customs for importing mining devices work in India?

[kafka]

I saw that Black Arrow(based in China)  has a 100GH/s ASIC for around $350, but they say customs is the responsibility of the buyer. Folks who have bought miners before, how did you get it through customs and what is the duty you paid?

[Pinwheel]

custom not a problem, not charging much.

BA shipping at end of Feb 2014, but still not bad offer.

[jinson]

Good deal if they actually ship in Feb itself. They have also kept a minimum order cap of 1000Gh, that is 10 units. Seems like a buffer to protect the miner profitability in case of delays.

[kafka]

Hmm, last week that cap wasn't there but there is a reseller in the US called MinerSource which doesn't have a minimum limit.

If the difficulty reaches 5-6B with Black Arrow flooding the market, this will make a measly $5 a day.
Might be better to just buy rather than mine in that case.

[Benson Samuel]

On a lighter note, I was stopped in the Mumbai airport and questioned about 30 USB Miners that I had with me.

It was a good chance to explain Bitcoin and Mining to 3 people who were asking me what they were.

I even asked them to buy some on buysellbitco.in

[subvolatil]

On a lighter note, I was stopped in the Mumbai airport and questioned about 30 USB Miners that I had with me.

It was a good chance to explain Bitcoin and Mining to 3 people who were asking me what they were.

I even asked them to buy some on buysellbitco.in

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