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Re: EconMinutae 101 (was: Customs question...)
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Tue, 20 Nov 2001 01:49:49 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Christopher L. Weeks writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Arthur writes:
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> > > > Merchandise is more for describing buying from a
> > > > commercial organisation.
> > >
> > > Well, I disagree totally. I'd consider merchandise to be something that
> > > you've paid for (goods, not really so much services-- although construable
> > > as such).
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> > I'm am talking about the intent of the form. If I as an individual am
> > selling you goods as an individual I do not view that as "merchandise" when
> > I fill in the form. If I as an entrepreneur were selling goods to you and
> > others for profit then I'd be more likely to view it as "merchandise". I
> > think the scale should be taken into account.
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> If my seven year old son trades his PBJ at the lunch table in school for the
> next kid's swiss on rye, was it merchandise?
Yes, both received something of value (to them) in exchange for their goods.
> If not, is it because of your
> profit clause above, or because it wasn't a cash transaction? He thought
> it was a profitable transaction. And Wwat if I'm trading LEGO for LEGO?
Again, you're receiving something of value for your goods, so it's not a gift.
Generally, in working out a trade, both parties agree on some kind of monetary
value as well, to make the trade as equitable as possible, and that's the value
that should be declared to customs.
ROSCO
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