OK, searched site numerous times without success. Would like to purchase some straight razors from international sellers in Germany and Italy. Can't determine whether I would have to pay some sort of import fee or duty to bring razors into the US. Items would be for personal use only (not commercial).
Experienced EBay buyers: Do you pay anything besides international shipping when you buy razors from Europe?
Thanks!
I've never paid an import fee, just shipping costs.
Not as far as I can tell.
Anytime I receive a package from the US, customs asks me for a copy of the invoice to figure out how much they want from me.
I haven't heard the same for packages I send out to the US.
nothing ive ever gotten from you Bruno just arrived without someone holding a gun to my head Tc
Same. Just shipping costs.Quote:
Originally Posted by evnpar
I have never paid import fees on razors or stones, I will be very happy if that continues to be the case.
Thanks all. And your answers arrived just in time to bid on a closing item!
Technically it depends on the value and the material and the country it comes from. So, yes it's possible but not very likely unless you receive it via FedEx or UPS who will find any duty they can so they can charge you for it.
U.S Customs is very liberal when it comes to accessing duty unlike other countries who depend on these fees heavily. Before the Income tax the U.S got most of it's revenue from tariffs and duty too.
Now if you be talking Canada they be very wily customs agents to charge you a mint if they can.
I've never been charged. I would expect this to continue as long as we don't get in any trade wars.
Anything I get FROM the US otoh....
Many years ago they were very loose with duty and at worst they'd slap me with the default administrative fee of 12 euro.
These days they demand to see the invoice, and then add 30 to 50% again in import fees. And there is nothing you can do to appeal, other than refusing the packaging.
Anything from China does NOT get an import fee, and for Canada it is usually a small fee.
You guys are very, very lucky, I get my pants pulled down when I buy from across the pond. I once got charged £158ish from Japan. Anything I buy over something like £25 I get slapped with import duty.
Whether you get assessed duty or not is up to CBS in Canada. Technically that depends on the value and the material and the country it comes from, as in the US. Country of origin can make a big difference depending on what kind of trade deal there is with that country or even if there is a trade deal in place.Quote:
Originally Posted by thebigspendur
I am sure there is a value limit below which CBS views that it is not worth the while to generate the paper work to collect an assessment. Then there is how the individual CBS officer is feeling that day. No, not kidding. Yes, nobody in their right mind would import using a courier service like FedEx or UPS and the like as they will ensure you pay an assessment which increases the broker fee they can charge you. Nothing like getting both barrels at once.
If you feel that you have been wrongly assessed you may grieve it. Say the imported item is from England and is described as belt rather than a razor strop you will be assessed. If it had been described as a razor strop there might have been no assessment. Don't ask.
It can be a fun game importing items for personal use.
Bob
Agreed Bob - I usually and 99% of the time have never paid a dime from anywhere to anywhere..no problem.
If it comes from UPS or FedEx, absolutely, never anything less than $30 for something that I was unfortunate enough to have to receive via them, unless of course it via the eBay GSP, in which case, you were already bent over the table and sang, "Moon River" at the time of purchase.
But yea, literally if some dude or dudette decides to pad the job for an hour or two, I'll get dinged....happened only a few times, and every time fee was around $17 Cdn....
Oh well, it is the only form of gambling I indulge in so it is no so bad.Quote:
Originally Posted by Phrank
Bob