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SOT: duty on goods to be used for sale/business, bringing lenses back into the US |
TonyAKAVW |
Jan 11 2007, 11:32 PM
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That's my ride. Group: Members Posts: 2,151 Joined: 17-January 03 From: Redondo Beach, CA Member No.: 166 Region Association: None |
So my wife is in Argentina now visiting her parents. She's leaving tomorrow evening and will be bringing back with her the first batch of the crystal-clear front turn signal lenses that my father-in-law has made. (See, the Neo914-6 thread) I told her bring back as many as she can, but she's wondering what the customs situation will be like and what she should be expecting to pay.
In looking at the U.S. Custom's web site, they specify that items for personal use are subject to an $800 exemption. Then they give the rates for other items above and beyond that. What they don't make clear though is for non-personal items, things for sale/business, what the rates are for the duty. Does anyone know? Is there a special form she should have with her before arriving? And the idea of saying they are for personal use isn't going to work... 100 plastic lenses are clearly not for personal use (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) -Tony |
GWN7 |
Jan 11 2007, 11:37 PM
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King of Road Trips Group: Members Posts: 6,280 Joined: 31-December 02 From: Winnipeg, MB, Canada Member No.: 56 Region Association: Northstar Region |
Rates of duty depend on country of origin......
They can also be assessed by the customs officer depending on what they are made from.... http://www.usitc.gov/tata/hts/bychapter/index.htm Have her get a bill of sale for the lenes.....have it written as replacement auto lenes....perferably on a company letter head...make sure it's dated and has a total price on it. She might have to make a commercial import |
boxstr |
Jan 11 2007, 11:40 PM
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MEMBER:PACIFIC NORTHWEST REGION Group: Members Posts: 7,522 Joined: 25-December 02 From: OREGON Member No.: 12 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Why not have her mail them back rather than carry them??
CCLINFEDEX |
JB 914 |
Jan 12 2007, 01:36 AM
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Daddy! Finish my car NOW!!! Group: Members Posts: 1,593 Joined: 26-September 04 From: Garden Grove, CA Member No.: 2,831 |
if you mail them you still have to make a customs declaration with whatever carrier you use.
However, you could handle the first few shipments as "samples" with very low declared value. |
mightyohm |
Jan 12 2007, 01:39 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Benefactors Posts: 2,277 Joined: 16-January 03 From: Seattle, WA Member No.: 162 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Are Porsche parts identified separately by customs and given a 50% surcharge? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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TonyAKAVW |
Jan 12 2007, 01:51 AM
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That's my ride. Group: Members Posts: 2,151 Joined: 17-January 03 From: Redondo Beach, CA Member No.: 166 Region Association: None |
Thanks for the information!!
I've just spent the last hour and a half reading through the harmonized tarriff structure document. I think all she has to do is show a bill of sale with some information on quantity, etc. Because its a car part (section XVIII) it will be subject to a 2.5% duty. I gave her a list of what needs to be on the bill of sale. The biggest problem might be getting them marked. Apaprently any good imported to the US must have a markign indicating country of origin. I doubt seriously that the die has ARGENTINA stamped in it. So if they can come up with a decent supply of Argentina stickers tomorrow they might be okay. Otherwise a reasonable quantity of these will have to be shipped. I have no idea what the demand for these will be, so I don't even know how many to have produced. -Tony |
GWN7 |
Jan 12 2007, 02:37 AM
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King of Road Trips Group: Members Posts: 6,280 Joined: 31-December 02 From: Winnipeg, MB, Canada Member No.: 56 Region Association: Northstar Region |
Have them write "Made in Argentina" on the bill of sale....that should satisfy the country of origin requirement. As the are in bulk, have it written on the bag there in also. If they require "made in Argentina" on each, get some address labels and run the stickers off on a printer.
Oh and duty is calculated on the value of the goods converted to US $ on the day they are shipped (hence the reason for the date on the bill of sale). Argentina peso's converted to USD X the duty. Example is 100 Pesos = $32.48 US X duty. They might or might not also charge the FET (Federal Excise Tax) on the value also. FET is a hidden tax. |
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