- I Paid A Bribe
- 14 years ago
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Custom bonding/debonding for STPI registration
- Customs, Excise and Service Tax
- Customs Check and Clearance
- Paid INR 15,000
For any sort of work to be done at customs department, we have to bribe, else they raise un-necessary issues, and keep the file pending for months. I started a small software company in Pune, and got it registered under STPI. One stupid clause is you get your premises custom bonded, even if I didnt had any imports. For getting this bonding, I had to go via agents, who were essentially asked to pay bribe to the officers. I tried doing myself, but they didnt enertain at all and ask to come many times. This is pathetic :(