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They will be as affected as any other importer I would imagine, but they might try to get away with letting they buyer discover the import costs as their packag
by SiempreViernes 8y ago
They will be as affected as any other importer I would imagine, but they might try to get away with letting they buyer discover the import costs as their packages get stuck in customs.
- agumonkey 8y agoMost cheapo small ebay things are sent as 'fat letters'(up to a point) but be warned if the thing is an actual box, you'll enjoy both import fees AND additional random importation tax handling fees.
- gruez 8y agoAFAIK most sellers under-declare the value and mark as gift on their manifest, so the packages don't get taxed.
- agumonkey 8y agoThis trick is only working randomly
- gruez 8y agoreally? never got hit with duties from imports that were under-declare, even in cases where the item in question was obviously worth more than $20 (eg. phones).
- jfk13 8y agoI take it that knowingly participating in fraud doesn't bother you at all?
- gruez 8y agoThe seller does it for everyone. I didn’t request it to be underdeclared.
- DomreiRoam 8y agoI was under the impression that the importer must do a declaration and pay the duty. The exporter is lying but the importer is really the one committing fraud.
- agumonkey 8y agoyes, I got a case of bad luck even though the guys said they'd mark it as gift to avoid issues (but said it wasn't failproof).