Placed a test order on AliExpress to probe the ban. Item has arrived. I'm very pleased with myself. More testing ongoing, should have reliable results in several weeks.
Method 1: ask seller if they can ship to India, even though you've placed an order from a different country. May or may not work.
Method 2: use a package forwarder in a different country. The trick is to find a reliable one. (Tests ongoing.)
Method 2: use a package forwarder in a different country. The trick is to find a reliable one. (Tests ongoing.)
If using a package forwarder, it helps to not pay customs duty in the forwarder's country, so it needs to be local. However, AliExpress doesn't accept China as destination country either.
Fortuitously, Hong Kong is an accepted destination and has no customs duty. Yay free trade!
Fortuitously, Hong Kong is an accepted destination and has no customs duty. Yay free trade!
The postal service between China and India is still severely backlogged. Here for instance are three parcels shipped in different months, but they're all on the same plane. It's one thing to be able to place an order, another to have it delivered. 
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