• I Paid A Bribe
• 14 years ago
• 739 views

Cheap Customs Inspector

• Customs, Excise and Service Tax
• Customs Check and Clearance
• Paid INR 500

From a list of 134 books and magazines that we imported from the US, we provided correct documentation - an invoice detailing items and their corresponding rates and a packing list - which correctly listed out multiple copies, wherever there were any.

Now, my company has been doing this for the last 3 years and never once have we faced a problem like this before - primarily because books and magazines are 100% exempt from import duty. This time, a customs inspector told us that the numbers are not tallying, when they actually were. When we objected, stating that our documentation was 100% accurate, he demanded a bribe of Rs. 500/- to "clear" the mistake we made.