Custome/Duty/Tax fee ...from Japan ship to US

[dragonflyvu]

Hello

Plan to purchase fine jewlery on ebay from seller in Japan. The item is $1,650

The seller posted: Price EXCLUDE tax, custom, duty fee

Wonder how the custom/Duty/Tax transaction get in US...??? is it lot of work?? and how much is US custom charge? %??

thanks

[shipscript · Accepted solution]

If the item is sent by mail, your post office will collect the duty when you pick up the package. You will not have to fill out forms unless the item is valued more than $2000.

The duty on jewelry may be around 5%

http://hts.usitc.gov/?query=necklace

http://www.cbp.gov/trade/basic-import-export/internet-purchases

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

There are three ways goods can be sent to you from abroad. In order to avoid costly problems, you and the seller of your goods should agree on which will be used the international postal service, a courier service, or freight carriers.

1. International Postal Service: Merchandise shipped through the international postal service is forwarded upon its arrival in the United States to one of U.S. Customs and Border Protection International Mail Branches for clearance. If the item is less than $2,000 in value and is not subject to a quota or is not a restricted or prohibited item, a CBP official will usually prepare the paperwork for importing it, assess the proper duty, and release it for delivery. This procedure is generally referred to as a mail entry. Packages whose declared value is under $200 ($100 if being sent as a gift to someone other than the purchaser) will generally be cleared without any additional paperwork prepared by CBP. However, CBP always reserves the right to require a formal entry for any importation and generally exercises this option if there is something unusual about the importation, or if important documents such as an invoice or bill of sale do not accompany the item.

If any duty is owed, CBP will charge a processing fee for clearing your package. Duty and the processing fee are usually paid at your local post office, where your package is forwarded.

• Informal Entries: If the value of your purchase(s) is less than $2500 and your goods are being shipped by mail or freight, they may, in most cases, be imported as an informal entry. However, there are exceptions to this. For instance, if the importation is determined to be for commercial purposes, the value limit for filing an informal entry for many textile items is either $250 or $0 - depending on whether or not the item is subject to Quota (see below). Clearing goods through CBP as an informal entry is less arduous a process than clearing them by filing a formal entry. Essentially, when goods are cleared as an informal entry, CBP will prepare the paperwork, including determining the classification number and duty rate for your merchandise.

The duty rate for many items typically bought in an on-line auction is zero, however, CBP may charge a small processing fee for mail imports that do require the payment of duty.

[disneyshopper]

You will not be charged any customs/duties/etc unless the item is more than $200.00

[alcoforever]

You can go to the US Customs web site and root around there to find what, if any, duty there is on your item.