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> That is if you don’t get caught at customs Do you still have to pay if the Mac is out of the box and you have used it?
by sumedh 4y ago
> That is if you don’t get caught at customs
Do you still have to pay if the Mac is out of the box and you have used it?
- pjmlp 4y agoWhen I lived in Switzerland, some clever people thought about that, as it used to have lower taxes for electronics. It so happens that there are databases used by the customs agents that can trace back serial numbers to countries and purchase locations. So trying to make up a story on a random control can turn out pretty bad.
- walterbell 4y agoEach country has a database that tracks import fee payment history by OEM serial number of laptops and other electronic devices, based on shipments to other countries?
- pjmlp 4y agoI don't know how it actually works, rather an Interpol kind of database where products serial numbers are tracked in some way. Being caught on lies where we actually bought our phones or cameras, while being controlled on the French/Swiss border wasn't that out of the ordinary.
- walterbell 4y agoWas that necessary on every border crossing, e.g. showing copies of import fee payment receipts for each device? Sounds like a lot of overhead.
- pjmlp 4y agoA matter of luck when talking to the customs agents. Most of the time not at all, and then you get that one that wants to show off or had a bad day.
- dogma1138 4y agoAccording to the the law yes.
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