Supplements in India (Bangalore)
I was thinking of of buying supplements from bb. I stay in Bangalore in India. Can anyone tell me if they've ordered before? Did it reach safely? And what about local suppliers here in Bangalore. I'm looking to buy 100% gold whey protein and micronized creatine powder, both by optimum nutrition.
Thanks in advance :)
BB Supplement Stores in bangalore.
[QUOTE=chawla.angad;503674991]Thankyou for the response.
But what I meant by local suppliers was actually 'retailers' who sell those products by optimum nutrition. Wrong choice of word I guess :P[/QUOTE]
Hi Angad,
There is the Neulife Store in Koramangala. They are authorized stockists of ON products.
Other than that you can buy directly from bodybuilding.com. But I would like to warn you in advance of the below:
When you are placing the order, you may find the direct $ to INR conversion to be cheaper. But when the item is actually delivered, the import duty needs to be paid separately by the buyer, at the time of delivery. For example, 2 months ago, I ordered supplements worth Rs.11000 from bb.com (price arrived after $ to INR conversion).
When it was delivered, the courier guy gave me a government challan of import duty. Originally I thought I was saving about 7-8k but ended up paying Rs. 6000 as Import Duty.
Later I googled and found that India Govt. Charges 150% import duty on imported health supplements.
Good luck with your purchase.