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I'm planning to buy a drone from mumbai ship to north east india . Does anyone have a knowledge whether i can ship my drone to any courier service or not .. as i seen on many forum that drone is banned in india and risk of custom .. which i need to be alert before i ship my item .. on the other side i would like to carry the drone by myself i hope taking the drone by myself would be do or die situation .. so give me sone suggession regarding carry on flight or ship on courier ... thank q in advance


Regards.

I think you could do both without any problem. I've also carried my quad copter with me in flight as check-in baggage but that was two years ago!

I think the problem can arise if u go by plane, cause the baggage goes from X-ray machines and all... So if u take it with u and travel with railway I don't think u will be in trouble 😅😁.

Yes there is no problem using a courier. I've had a quad shipped from Delhi to Pune and back and through Fedex and there was no problem.

Thank Q all  for your valuable input .. i choose courier instead of carrying in flight .. nowadays flying drone in Indian sky become a hot topic. As of now i choose courier .. or else  ;D i will take drone by flying along side the plane ... this could be the best idea ... 

Plane is fine too. I know someone who takes large 450 quads on flights regularly. Sometimes they make a fuss but if you explain what it is then they let it go.

I think there is no issue in flight also but due to resolution made by the govt recently make us feel little insecure ..

What resolution?

It's not illegal to carry multirotors, only illegal to fly and import them.

India's civil aviation regulator, the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has banned all civil operations of drones in the Indian airspace since October 2014, subject to case-by-case approval granted by the DGCA and other concerned governmental agencies such as the Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Defence, ...

Exactly, operation of drones is illegal. Carrying them with you is not.

Hi everyone.
Having some issue recently while shipping my new drone bought from mumbai and i want to ship in blue dart courier in imphal . The courier company told my man to fill up a taxation form .. without that they cannot accept this drone to pass through .. and my eager of drone stucked here with lots of confusion of being caught by custom department in airport .. kindly suggest me which courier is the best to pass the item without any issue on the way ...
Help me soon everyone. ... please make my drone reach me with no trouble ...

Thank q and regards
Lakshmikant

Yesterday one of my man went to Blue Dart courier to ship my phantom3 to imphal from mumbai after everything had packed they asked him to summit Form-27 income tax department and then they will proceed the item .. i was curious about this .. even if i bought thia item from within my country why this issue ... so much block

Can't you take it with you on the flight? Just pack it in your bag, put lipo in carry on luggage.

Ask the dealer you bought from to ship it for you.

@lakshmikant,
No confidence in Speedpost of our own India Post?  ???

Well i tried with blue dart since yesterday evening they said there wont be any problem they said the charge would come around 3200 rupees for carrying charge and today my man went to the office for final proceed then all of a suddent they asked to summit form 27 from taxation department .. then i concerned the custom officer in my state  he said there wont be any problem but then another demand from blue dart like i need to take special road permit , Form from income tax department .. all this criteria is need to be fulfill and then the item will be proceed .... seriously this is sick

use India Post Bro. just make sure you pack the stuff carefully.  Dint you saw Satya Sir send all of his free shipments through India Post. Just pack the stuff carefully n drop it to India Post.

Do u meant india speed post ? Is that safe to ship .. what abt custom ? If it is safe then i will go for this .. pl reply if anyone have any knowledge ...

Yes India Post.  There is no customs charged within India.  However Taxes may depends upon different state policies.  Just declare your parcel as gift if they ask or else no need to declare.  Just make sure you pack the stuff nice n tight. Thermocol n bubble wraps ll be great. After that wrap the entire stuff with a Polythene Bag (Plastic Bag). This is to protect the stuff from water.  you know there is a lot of rain everywhere.  Even if you send it through courier there ll be risk of rain water  so better take care of it by yourself.  That's it. They even charge a lot less than courier companies.  Good Luck.

Yes Speed Post.

Thank q so much ... will go today and confirm ..

Any confirmation that quadcopter can be sent thru Indian speed post

Aakash Sir,  Are you putting a sticker on the parcel " Quadcopter Inside Handle Carefully". Just pack it tightly and drop to your nearest Post Office. They generally don't ask many questions.

Within India it doesnt go through any checks mostly. Moreover Indiapost people will never ask questions regarding whats inside. At the same time they wont bother what inside so its your responsibility to pack it securely. The item will be very safe in hands of Indiapost people. It also very cheap but good.

I hard yhe item has to be pack in front of post office . Which meant they will know what is inside so i asked to Dtdc courier after trying hard with Blue dart, positive sign in DTDC is that they can carry the item but i need to take risk with the package . For me once the item is reached in my destination then there is no issue with custom . The custom officer who is sitting in airport is a good friend of mine and i already contact him regarding drone and he told me to add his name with his contact details .. So lets see what they say today ... till then i pray for good news ..

Thank God DTDC courier accepted to carry my drone .. DTDC  promise to reach my place today .. when i checked the tracking AWB number it had already reached Gauhati and stucked there a little worry ... God help me ..

The courier services in Mumbai (http://www.iccworld.com/) can help you to ship the drone within India as well as give you proper tracking to make sure when it will reach the destination.

Yeah there is no problem in shipping drone in domestic courier.