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I have imported a rambo knive "really big " 21'' from china to india .they have sent it as a gift with price lowered.It is using china post ,shipped on 1st of this month but showing no progress on tracking .show that it has left for outbound from china .How will i know it has reached the indian customs and will it get cleared easely as it has a univeristy address on it .?They might think that it is somthing to do with a student....if knive of this category are prohibited then should I get a licence or a permission to get it throught the bad ass indian customs..

Please suggest whether it would get through or not ans please comment!!!i m worried my $60 are at stake!!!!!

You might face problems with customs and also receive a show cause notice asking you to explain why you have ordered such a large blade. There is also a good chance of it getting confiscated.
Do read previous posts, you can import only knives with blades 9 inches or less. Anything larger and your on the wrong side of the law.

taha_mys wrote:I have imported a rambo knive "really big " 21'' from china to india .they have sent it as a gift with price lowered.It is using china post ,shipped on 1st of this month but showing no progress on tracking .show that it has left for outbound from china .How will i know it has reached the indian customs and will it get cleared easely as it has a univeristy address on it .?They might think that it is somthing to do with a student....if knive of this category are prohibited then should I get a licence or a permission to get it throught the bad ass indian customs..

Please suggest whether it would get through or not ans please comment!!!i m worried my $60 are at stake!!!!!

Taha, did'nt you order a 9" blade ?

http://indiansforguns.com/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=16123,

21" not a knife, it's as good as a small sword Why have it delivered at a University address

So your first order from China is not delivered yet and you made a second order? I won't call that smart.

taha_mys wrote:I have imported a rambo knive "really big " 21'' from china to india .they have sent it as a gift with price lowered.It is using china post ,shipped on 1st of this month but showing no progress on tracking .show that it has left for outbound from china .How will i know it has reached the indian customs and will it get cleared easely as it has a univeristy address on it .?They might think that it is somthing to do with a student....if knive of this category are prohibited then should I get a licence or a permission to get it throught the bad ass indian customs..

Please suggest whether it would get through or not ans please comment!!!i m worried my $60 are at stake!!!!!

If it has been shipped via China post, then their tracking is not very up-to-date. 4-6 weeks is the time required for goods from China to India as well, so you are within the time limit. Try tracking the knife on our Indian post site: http://ipsweb.ptcmysore.gov.in/ipswebtracking/ (if the tracking here shows "inbound/into customs" or similar message indicating it has reached customs), start sending emails/calling up the customs office at the city mentioned in the tracking. If your knife has been detained, you will get a "detainment number", which will help you get it released. Customs in Delhi are friendly than the ones in Mumbai (or so I hear), so you may or may not get an answer over phone as to the detainment reasons. Please let us know the progress, and good luck.

-Amarendra

slightly better with track and trace. give much better results

choombak wrote:

taha_mys wrote:I have imported a rambo knive "really big " 21'' from china to india .they have sent it as a gift with price lowered.It is using china post ,shipped on 1st of this month but showing no progress on tracking .show that it has left for outbound from china .How will i know it has reached the indian customs and will it get cleared easely as it has a univeristy address on it .?They might think that it is somthing to do with a student....if knive of this category are prohibited then should I get a licence or a permission to get it throught the bad ass indian customs..

Please suggest whether it would get through or not ans please comment!!!i m worried my $60 are at stake!!!!!

If it has been shipped via China post, then their tracking is not very up-to-date. 4-6 weeks is the time required for goods from China to India as well, so you are within the time limit. Try tracking the knife on our Indian post site: http://ipsweb.ptcmysore.gov.in/ipswebtracking/ (if the tracking here shows "inbound/into customs" or similar message indicating it has reached customs), start sending emails/calling up the customs office at the city mentioned in the tracking. If your knife has been detained, you will get a "detainment number", which will help you get it released. Customs in Delhi are friendly than the ones in Mumbai (or so I hear), so you may or may not get an answer over phone as to the detainment reasons. Please let us know the progress, and good luck.

-Amarendra

Amarendra ,thank you so much for the info and the site you gave and that is saying
12/16/2011 7:02:00 PM CHINA BEIJING Insert item into bag (Otb)
that is it .i guess it will reach me soon.if i m able to track this item on our Indian post site then does it mean has reached india..?

It essentially means the item is mostly in transit and has not yet reached our shore. If the knife was merely sent with tracking, by ordinary post (cheap), it is possible it take a while. Additionally it was the holiday season and delays are very common. So don't lose heart. You may write to the shipper making enquiry about the status.

Bottom line, start enquiries at shipper but have faith - during holiday season 6 to 8 weeks is not uncommon.

If detained the status will mostly be updated.

And no, our post tracking site feeds from multiple foreign locations so it does not necessarily mean your goods have reached Indian shores.

With other stuff I got from China (flashlights and such), the transit time was HUGE! In one case three months! Finally I had to call and yell at the guy. It seems they try to save as much Renminbi as they can by clubbing consignments, using ordinary post, et al, hence the delays. I did get one 15" machete delivered hassle-free from Brazil using ebay.com. But of course, a machete can be classed as an agricultural implement, and not a weapon!

All the best!

EssDee

Probably Ot but I was amazed to find a good selection of Cold Steel knives at a Mall in Delhi. But they are made in China and so I don't know if these are the original Cold Steel or copies. Heft, fit and finish was all good, so was the price .

dev wrote:Probably Ot but I was amazed to find a good selection of Cold Steel knives at a Mall in Delhi. But they are made in China and so I don't know if these are the original Cold Steel or copies. Heft, fit and finish was all good, so was the price .

Hi Dev; I've seen some really good knock off's in Heera Panna in Mumbai.If one's not handled good knives before , aware of the models available and the approximate pricing for these, the fakes would be very difficult to detect.

Most of the manufacturers have their lower/budget range knives manufactured in China, though strict quality control is maintained.

Pricing i guess in this mall would be a very good indicator. Original Cold Steel knives would be sold at a heavy premium anywhere in India.Any of the models that I saw in Saleh Arms store were not priced below 4-5k. How are the prices, if these folders or fixed blades are available for under 2000 then these are probably fake.

Regards
Moin.

Hi Moin,

The Cold Steel tanto was being hawked at 3,700. This one had the black handle and looked razor sharp, it also had the heavy duty plastic (pardon my ignorance) sheath. Was pretty tempting, only common sense kicked in and I realised that I had no practical use for it, after all I'm not in the armed forces forget special forces .

seepcial forces no. but your are a major in the armchair commando unit. lol

Can anybody plz post the DGFT Notification which clearly states that any knife with a blde of 9" or less is permissible for import...

Thanks...

dev wrote:Hi Moin,

The Cold Steel tanto was being hawked at 3,700. This one had the black handle and looked razor sharp, it also had the heavy duty plastic (pardon my ignorance) sheath. Was pretty tempting, only common sense kicked in and I realised that I had no practical use for it, after all I'm not in the armed forces forget special forces .

Dev, Hi. Then I would assume it to be either the Kobun or the Tanto lite both priced at around 40 USD. These are budget series knives probably made in China by Cold Steel. The premium ones like Recon Tanto are priced at about INR 7-8k.

It's good news for knife lovers in India if Cold Steel knives are being sold openly in Shopping Malls rather than in Arms Stores like they are in Mumbai atleast.

None of us are Special Ops Soldiers or Infantrymen, it just that we share a passion for all things Sharp n Shiny.

Regards
Moin.