Can I take two laptops to India from United States? One bought in India and one in US

Question

I will be landing at New Delhi airport. The worth of new laptop (Lenovo Yoga Idea Pad 13) is about $1000 and old one (Macbook Pro) is > 1 lakh INR. I want to leave the new laptop in India. I have a copy of bill with me but not the original bill. I want to know if I have risk of being charged with custom duty.

Answer 1

Customs rules in India state (the 'free allowance' referred to is for personal items, and the duty-free allowance of alcohol cigarettes):

One laptop computer (notebook computer) over and above the said free allowances mentioned above is also allowed duty free if imported by any passenger of the age of 18 years and above.

• You can bring your new Lenovo laptop duty-free under this allowance.
• Since your Macbook was bought within India, you don't need to pay customs duty on it. However, you may be required to provide proof that you bought it in India.

EDIT: It seems that an invoice isn't valid as a proof of purchase. Specifically, you'd need to get an 'export certificate' before flying out of India.

If a passenger going abroad is taking any item (non-commercial, personal, private property) as baggage which is intended to be re-imported into India on a later date, to avoid paying Customs duty on that item during such re-importation, the passenger should ask the Customs at the departure terminal to issue an "Export Certificate" in respect of that particular item.

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Any dutiable item, even if taken out from India, shall attract duty unless accompanied by a valid "Export Certificate" issued in the name of the passenger or in the name of any member of his/her family.