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When you arrive in India you will have to declare the guitar to customs. Since 1000.00 USD = 62315.00 INR
(today's rate from Google) you are in excess of the 35000.00 INR
duty-free allowance accorded to Indian citizens returning from a trip abroad longer than 3 days, you will have to pay customs duty for this excess. With today's rates your excess amount is 27315.00 INR
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The Indian Central Board of Excise and Customs Travellers Guide (last updated 11 June 2014) states that:
The goods over and above the free allowances shall be chargeable to customs duty @ 35% + an education cess of 3% i.e. to say the effective rate is 36.05%.
For your guitar this becomes 36.05% of 27315.00 INR
which equates to a total custom duty of 9847 INR
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I have carried my 2 strats by unscrewing the neck from bodies and took in my suitcase 2 times. Wrapped it with bubble wrap and padded with cotton garments.
I would do this again anytime i have to carry my strats. I had sold off the cases as you can buy them india again