Questions tagged [customs]
For questions about taxes that are levied on goods that are imported into a country
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Declaring $50,000 cash deposit from parents in a foreign country
During the summer vacation in my home country, my parents gave me $50,000 USD in cash (they exchanged this cash several years ago from the bank by their savings) to support me buying a car. Recently (...
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Transferring money won in Las Vegas to Europe
A European gambler makes a trip to Las Vegas in the USA. He manages to win a good amount of money, say 50,000 USD.
Now it would be unwise to walk around with this amount of cash in his pocket; he can ...
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Reclaiming VAT on temporary scientific import from CAN to UK
I've arranged for the airfreight import via fedex of a used tablet computer to the UK from Canada. It's required to run a scientific instrument for ~2.5 months on a field campaign in Antarctica. I am ...
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How much duty will I have to pay importing 72 bottles of wine from Italy to UK
Since leaving the EU the UK now has to pay a customs and excise fee on goods imported into the UK.
Every year my family purchase wine from a vineyard in Italy. This year we will have to pay the UK ...
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VAT/Duties Import to UK from USA
I have just had a VAT/Duties bill for something from the USA. I was expecting it, but it was a lot higher than I thought.
It is a board game.
It was in a sale on the USA website (the company that ...
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Import Duty from Holland to UK For a Card Game
I want to buy a card game (about 1000 cards or more) in one box from Holland. It is not a normal deck of cards, it is a game a bit like Magic, but not Magic. It is not boosters, or anything like that. ...
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Will I pay customs fees when ordering a “sold by Amazon EU” good on Amazon UK?
I would like to buy a ca. £75 item on amazon.co.uk which is “Sold by: Amazon EU”, and to be delivered in the UK (England).
The confirmation pane looks like this (promotion = free delivery):
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Do I need a customs label when posting share certificates internationally (UK to USA), and if so what should I write on it?
I live in the UK but have some old share certificates registered with the company registrar in the US (the EQShareownerOnline site).
I want to convert them to DRS (Direct Registration System) ...
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How to minimize customs handling fees while buying online
Last year i bought some item online, its price was CAD$22 i needed this item very urgent so i selected DHL for shipping (I have same experience with other shipping companies) so total cost including ...
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How can a compute the Thai customs taxes before receiving a package from outside Thailand?
I plan to receive a package sent from France to Bangkok, Thailand. The package contains 200 USD worth of shampoo and hair conditioner. How can a compute the Thai customs taxes before receiving a ...
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Parcel stuck at customs. Further instruction should be requested from "Buyer" or from "Seller"?
I have an issue where a package is stuck at the logistic company customs offices because the seller has apparently misdeclared the content value. I am not going to pay the fine they want me to pay so ...
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Do US delivery companies pay out insurance if the declared value of a package is $0?
I'm in the UK and about 6 months ago I sent some sports cards to a friend of mine in the US to get professionally graded through PSA✝. This took a while due to the pandemic, but PSA has now returned ...
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Would I need to pay taxes for crossing border with a Violin outfit?
I want to buy a violin outfit (aka "set": violin, bow, and case sold as a unit) from India and take it back to Bangladesh. Do I need to pay taxes for the newly bought violin?
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Tariff on purchase from China on Ebay
If I order a knit hat on Ebay directly from China, how is the 10% (increasing to 25% on Friday per Donald Trump's tweet) tariff paid?
It's possible that the Ebay seller pays the tariff and tariff ...
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How to request customs for revaluation of Customs Duty on the prize received to India from US in a competition
I got a prize from website from US as I was winner in the event. Parcel was posted to India through USPS its a Honor Band 3 which costs around 50 USD in US and 2800 INR in India.
Today I received the ...
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Charged 41.184% duty on a microprocessor. Is this the correct rate?
I purchased an Intel processor from eBay US which was sent to India via EMS. It arrived today and I got a hefty bill for INR 5120 which is 41% of the declared value of the item.
These were the papers ...
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Customs for shipment from USA to Germany
I would like to participate in a giveaway a certain US-based company is doing right now. They are randomly selecting two recipients for a high-end (about USD 1200 in value) consumer-grade electronics ...
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NRI Indian customs question
Though info is avaliable online but I am not sure as it talks about Indian residents returning to India for good.
I am a Singapore resident staying here for last 2 years. I keep travelling to India. ...
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How can I avoid paying customs fees when exporting & reimporting?
I'm from Guernsey and am currently in the UK for university. I built myself a new desktop PC and want to take it back with me when I travel back to Guernsey in the summer and then transport it back to ...
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What is the import duty on computer hardware in India?
I find each international shopping site quoting different amounts as "Import Duty" for computer hardware (like processor, RAM and graphics card).
Amazon's global store calculates it at 40 to 43% of ...
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A foreigner has $11,000 and they are flying to the US. They claim it on FinCen 105. They show the form to the CBP agent. What happens next?
A foreigner has $11,000 and they are flying to the US.
They claim it on FinCen 105 and the CBP Form 6059-B. They show the forms to the CBP agent.
What happens next?
The purpose is a long family ...
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What happens if one brings more than 10,000 USD with them into the US?
Suppose one has $1,000,000 in a suitcase and they are flying to the US. Suppose they check the box in their customs form that says they're bringing more than $10,000 with them. They show the form to ...
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Is a 40-50% Brokerage Fee Reasonable for Items Shipped Across the Border?
Recently I had a package shipped by UPS. When the man came he said I owed $49 in brokerage fees, almost HALF of the total value of the $100 item.
Is it reasonable to charge this much?
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