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The article doesn't mention anything about imports so I'm wondering what is the situation in India. Here in Brazil, I don't have a lot to complain about the e-

The article doesn't mention anything about imports so I'm wondering what is the situation in India. Here in Brazil, I don't have a lot to complain about the e-commerce websites, they do a good job. The import taxes on the other hand are ridiculous. Amazon.in seems to have very competitive prices compared to Amazon.com. A LG Nexus 5X sells for $348 vs. $329 in the US. In Brazil, the same phone costs around $580 USD. That would've been around $775 in the beginning of the year (BRL depreciated quickly this year due to internal turmoil). I initially hoped Amazon would disrupt the Brazilian market but it seems the taxes are the biggest problem and they can't do much to fix that. In the retail area, they will get fierce competition since that are many entrenched players already. That might be a reason they have limited themselves to selling books and Kindles for now.

wtmt 11y ago
Electronic items are India's third largest import (after crude oil and gold). The duties are generally around 30%, and generally electronic products, like smartphones, tablets, computers and others, do cost a lot more in India when compared to the U.S. There are some exceptions, like hard drives, that cost almost the same. Maybe it's also a matter of how the manufacturers price things in different markets.