Questions tagged [import-taxes]
A tax collected on imports and some exports by the customs authorities of a country.
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American citizen, Macbook was stolen and need to get a new one
My Macbook was stolen last week. I need a new one for work, but I am currently stuck in France until May 8th for my flight back to the US.
It seems to me that I have two options, both with major ...
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USA Customs duty: multiple small packges vs one large package [on hold]
When shipping (by an international courier company) to the US items purchased abroad, is there any difference in the US customs duty, between sending the items in multiple small packages versus one ...
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Will I owe customs duty on my Xbox one x while flying to Israel?
I am planning on bringing my Xbox one x with me to Israel but I’m afraid of the duty imposed on it, from what I heard I could have to pay up to 148% of the price of the Xbox one x. When I purchased it ...
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In a trip through many countries, might I pay duty several times on things I bought in the first country?
I have a question re shopping/customs at each entry on a multi stopover trip.
Itinerary:
- Australia to China (5 days)
- China to India (5 days)
- India to Australia ( Connecting flights via China ...
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Can I take a laptop into Japan?
I will be flying from Australia to Tokyo in a few weeks time and was wondering whether I am allowed to take my laptop there?
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If I take two laptops to Israel will I need to pay customs tax on one of them?
I'm going from the UK to Israel soon for a visit. I'm taking my laptop with me, but also want to take a laptop that a sibling living in Israel is ordering to arrive here. Will this be an issue with ...
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Import goods from America to Germany
I am not an EU citizen. I'm planning to go to the United States in February and I was going to buy computer parts there and bring them here, because the prices of parts are so expensive here. I read a ...
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What custom fees will a Canadian citizen pay on jewellery they bring into Canada? [closed]
I have a few questions, please:
Is it possible to pay custom fees on the spot upon arrival in Canada?
If the goods are related to a small jewellery business, how do you estimate the associated fees? ...
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Migrating to Australia with a *lot* of alcohol [closed]
I'm a bit of a hobbyist cocktail mixer, and as such I have a nicely stocked bar at home. In a couple of weeks, I will be migrating to Australia (from The Netherlands, if it matters), and I'm trying to ...
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Bringing back new items to USA from Canada
I am a dual USA/Canada citizen, and I recently travelled to Canada by car, from USA, and in my car I had 2 laptops valued at $650 each. I declared them at the border and everything was fine.
My ...
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Canadian import duties for a non-resident
I am a UK resident, and will be traveling to Toronto, Ontario in a couple weeks. I have ordered a laptop from a US company who state:
International orders ship via UPS. Generally, shipments are ...
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Travelling with expensive jewelries gift from my princess employer
Im worried because one of my relative from philippines told me i cant go home with this expensive jewelries that my employer gave me because she love that i work good for her. She told me that ...
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Bring 200 boxes of slimming coffee to the US
Can I bring boxes of green slimming coffee to my relatives in the USA?
Around 200 boxes of green coffee each containing 7 sachets. They are BFAD approved in the Philippines and in Dubai.
This is ...
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Can I bring snake wine from Vietnam to Europe?
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I could smuggle two small bottles in my big suitcase.
The rice alcohol with a snake in it is being sold in most souvenir shops, I finally bought it today on my last day in Vietnam because it’s ...
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2 laptops (1 professional and 1 personal ) and 1 iPad [duplicate]
I am planning to travel to India (Delhi airport) from the United States. I want to take my 2 laptops (1 personal and 1 professional) as well as my tablet (iPad). Am I allowed to take 3 gadgets in my ...
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Stopover in Dubai and import laws
A few friends and I are travelling from Ireland to Japan in a month and we have a 4-hour stopover in Dubai both ways (flights are all with Emirates). According to the Dubai Customs website "Original ...
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Do I have to pay import duties for electronics bought in duty free shop on my arrival to other country?
I'm a citizen of east European country.
I'm going to visit Dubai.
I plan to buy some electronics at Dubai duty free stores on my arrival to Dubai.
Will I have to pay duties for electronics I buy ...
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How do Customs determine the value of imported items from the US to the EU?
Every passenger arriving from outside the EU has a €430 duty-free allowance for imported goods. How is the value of an object determined?
E.g., if I buy an iPad in the US that costs €400, but the ...
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Import tax for a product coming from EU and arriving in US
My friend is visiting Germany for some time. During the stay her notebook broke so she got a new one as a present from someone else in Germany. The receipt shows that about ~1200€ (roughly $1500) were ...
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Retroactive duty charged on reimportation of luxury purse to Canada
I live in Toronto, Canada. I recently returned from a trip to New York. I was away for 5 days and declared $750CAD for the purchase of a designer belt and some cosmetics. This was exactly the amount I ...
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Will I owe customs duty on Xbox One X while going to India?
I have recently bought an Xbox One X which cost around 534 USD including taxes. I wish to take it with me to India (Hyderabad). But I am worried about the duty imposed on it, which might be more than ...
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Bringing USED iMacs into the UK from the USA
I have two iMacs, which are well used and five years old. Am I allowed to bring them into the UK for free, given their age, or do I have to pay VAT or something else at the border at Heathrow?
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Are import duties supposed to be paid within the airport customs area itself?
If a person enters via an airport and custom says he/she needs to pay import taxes, does he/she need to pay inside the airport custom area itself or can he/she pay after exiting the airport?
Should ...
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Are import duties at airport customs levied on temporary items? [closed]
Suppose a traveler brings in some item that is outside the "duty-free" exemption. Is the traveler only supposed to pay duties on the item if he/she is bringing the item into the country permanently? ...
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Can I purchase a laptop computer in Japan and bring it back into the US without issue? Would I have to pay duty?
We are planning a two-month trip to Japan, at which time I'd like to purchase a computer for personal use. I would also like to permanently bring this computer back to the United States with me. Is ...
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Is the tax-free allowance applicable per item or per total cost of all items combined in a baggage
The official UK document says:
You can bring in other goods worth up to £390 (or up to £270 if you arrive by private plane or boat).
If a single item’s worth more than your allowance you pay ...
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Does declaring items on customs necessarily imply taxes owed?
If an item needs to be declared on customs for any country when arriving by airport, and you declare that item, does that necessarily mean that you will need to pay duty/taxes on that item?
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Australian immigration long-stay 457 visa - do we need to pay tax on our engagement ring? [closed]
Edit: moved this over to the expatriates stackexchange: https://expatriates.stackexchange.com/questions/11098
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Keurig and K-Cups in Checked Luggage
I'm an Indonesian college student studying at U.S. Going back home for summer break this May with a rather absurd luggage:
136 K-Cups and a Keurig Coffee Machine.
Why? Because I love coffee.
I ...
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Can I import electronics from India to Bangladesh while traveling?
I am from Bangladesh and I am planning for a trip to India in the next month. I also have a plan to buy a Macbook Pro, iPhone, and DSLR camera when I am in India as the price of the items here in ...
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Do I need to pay import duty for bringing disassembled desktop computer to USA?
I'm going to UC Berkeley for an one-year program months later and I want to have my desktop PC with myself. The thread discusses how, while it doesn't contain information about import duty & taxes....
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Bringing foods from Mexico to UK
I'm travelling to Mexico for several weeks with my Mexican wife, and we wish to bring a number of things back with us, but we're worried about if anything is not allowed.
We know that we can only ...
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How much import tax on electronics is being enforced on personal laptops, smartphones and IPads in Thailand?
We are family of 4 (2 kids (5 and 7) + 2 adults) coming from UK to Bangkok this January, each will be bringing their laptop (4 total), smartphone (3 total) and kids will also have their Ipads (2), and ...
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Do I have to pay duty or taxes on bags of coffee as I transit the USA and enter the UK?
My question is perhaps unusual, but I want to make sure I won't have any problems.
Can I travel with three bags of coffee, each 250 grams for personal use. I have a layover in the US before my onward ...
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Bringing whale meat in to the EU
Can I bring whale meat from Iceland to EU?
(I am based in Poland but I guess everywhere in the EU rules are the same.)
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What if recipient of the package can't pay the duty and tax on a shipment [closed]
I sent a package to my friend in nigeria I never sent put of the us and they can't pay duty and tax I shipped by ups I even called ups to see if I could pay it but since it was shipped at local store ...
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Payment methods for customs duties at Toronto Pearson Airport
At the Canadian customs checkpoint at Terminal 3 of the Toronto Pearson International Airport, if a traveler needs to pay duty on an item, what payment methods are accepted? Specifically:
Will US ...
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What and why do I have to declare when on a plane back home?
When I exited NYC a few years back, I was asked to fill in a form while in the plane to the Netherlands.
The form asked me if I had anything to declare. I was at that time and still am unsure of what ...
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What are the restrictions regarding bringing back items into the United States, bought in India?
I am a US citizen planning to travel to India and I hear the shopping there is quite fair. In particular the electronics. I want to get a few items to bring back home with me. So are there any ...
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Bringing mangos from the UK to Russia as a gift
There is an existing question here Mangos on flight from Palawan to Manila? that addresses a different case.
We are hopping over to Russia tomorrow, I will return the same day/next day but my family ...
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Which country in South East Asia will be cheapest to import and register an imported car?
I want to drive a car from Europe to South East Asia, probably a 40-year old Volvo Laplander C304 valued at around 10000 EUR, and then leave the vehicle registered in my name anywhere in South East ...
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Bringing pre-made bird's nest soup into the UK
I have an Asian tourist who wants to bring into the UK bags of pre-made bird's nest soup which is apparently very expensive in Asia and needs some advice on this.
Is this item allowed? If so, what ...
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Are import duties the same when travelling by plane or sending by mail?
I am a Dutch citizen and I would like to know what calculator I can use to calculate import taxes on things I take with me from the USA to the Netherlands after my holiday.
For example, I would like ...
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How much electronics can I bring duty-free on a plane to Ireland from outside the EU?
I'm travelling to Dublin, Republic of Ireland from Malaysia very soon for postgraduate studies. I have this Asus MG279Q gaming monitor that I would like to bring along. Are there any charges if I were ...
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How many phones can I take to Ukraine?
I will be going to Ukraine soon from New York. Some of my family members in Ukraine were asking us to bring some phones. How many phones can I take to Ukraine if the other phones are packed into the ...
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In Transit - Value of Goods
There's a question in a customs declaration form asking the "Total Value of goods that will remain in the US", since I'm only in the US for a layover to Canada and I'm not leaving anything in the US ...
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Import Duty on electronics being brought to India from the USA [duplicate]
hey my friend is coming back from usa to india,he is carrying used 2 laptops and 4 used mobiles.and my iphone 6s plus 128gb is among them.will it lead to any problem.am ready to pay import duty,wat ...
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In Indonesia, is import duty levied on items intended as gifts?
My brother teaches English in Jakarta and is getting married in Bali in two weeks. I am going to his wedding. I'm flying into Jakarta and will be there a few days.
As a wedding gift, I bought a new ...
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Importing a projector to the US from Germany
I have a projector in Germany that I bought for a modest price and I want to ask my friend to bring it to US (where I currently live). I was wondering will he end up paying import taxes? And is there ...
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American in Europe: can I avoid import fees?
I'm travelling across Europe, and my phone was stolen in Berlin. I'd like to buy a used replacement on ebay, but I see that I appear to be liable for a hefty import fee. Is that right? I'm only ...
