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Re: Bad experience with Customs
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lugnet.market.shipping
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Tue, 13 Mar 2001 21:20:24 GMT
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In lugnet.market.shipping, Eric Lanteigne writes:
> Having done dozens of transactions abroad, I've had a few cases where customs
> were involved. However, nothing has ever been destroyed and you should
> actually seek compensation from them for that.
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> There is some steps that can be taken to avoid duty taxes or even better, the
> opening of the box.
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> 1- On the type of goods, select gift. That doesn't really say it's a gift but
> it makes clear this is a transaction between two individuals as opposed to a
> transaction between an individual and a commerce for which the later is
> taxable.
Time for me to chime in with the standard "Sorry, that's called mail fraud"
line. If you choose to mark things as a gift that aren't so, odds are
you'll get away with it, and 99.9% of the time, Customs won't even know or
care, but that doesn't make it any more legal, nor advocating it in a public
forum any wiser.
I guess that makes me a stiff-necked jerk to keep pointing that out, but
it's a peeve with me. If you're going to do it, or advocate it, you should
be aware of it's legality.
> 2- On the value put NCV. This stands for "No Commercial Value" this mean that
> you are acquiring this good for personnal uses and you won't resell it at a
> profit - so there are no taxes for that.
This may vary by country. Items coming into Canada, for example, are taxed
(7% GST) based on what you paid for the item, and it doesn't matter why
you're buying it. I believe the "value" being requested on most Customs
form is meant to be what you paid for it.
James "stick-in-the-mud" Brown
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