International Shipping Question

[oh you mad]

How much do you guys declare on the Customs form? Do you put down the amount the person paid or do you lower the amount? I have had people complain that they get taxed and they expect me to put half.. and if I lie and mark "Gift" and declare $45 the possible fines are from $500min to $5,000max.

What do you guys do?

 

[oh you mad]

How much do you guys declare on the Customs form? Do you put down the amount the person paid or do you lower the amount? I have had people complain that they get taxed and they expect me to put half.. and if I lie and mark "Gift" and declare $45 the possible fines are from $500min to $5,000max.

What do you guys do?

 

[yuras718]

Originally Posted by Oh YoU MaD

How much do you guys declare on the Customs form? Do you put down the amount the person paid or do you lower the amount? I have had people complain that they get taxed and they expect me to put half.. and if I lie and mark "Gift" and declare $45 the possible fines are from $500min to $5,000max.

What do you guys do?

Are you 100% positive about the fine?  That one I never heard of.  I use to mark as gift and do $40 back when I sold.  Most of the buyers asked me to mark as a gift as well.  Only downside to this is there is no insurance for them.  I would confirm with the buyer first, either way they're paying for the fees or risking no insurance.

 

[yuras718]

Originally Posted by Oh YoU MaD

How much do you guys declare on the Customs form? Do you put down the amount the person paid or do you lower the amount? I have had people complain that they get taxed and they expect me to put half.. and if I lie and mark "Gift" and declare $45 the possible fines are from $500min to $5,000max.

What do you guys do?

Are you 100% positive about the fine?  That one I never heard of.  I use to mark as gift and do $40 back when I sold.  Most of the buyers asked me to mark as a gift as well.  Only downside to this is there is no insurance for them.  I would confirm with the buyer first, either way they're paying for the fees or risking no insurance.

 

[awwsome]

Put gift and declare the value at $5.


They do get taxed heavily if your honest.

 

[awwsome]

Put gift and declare the value at $5.


They do get taxed heavily if your honest.

 

[raffstylexx]

Well i do this almost every month.. my family in US sends package here in UK (kids toys,clothes and shoes for me). I always tell them to declared "used" item and mark as gifts.

I always make sure that they put below $50 as the value of the package. my package is always 40Lbs = $130ish shipping fee 6-10 days.


if your doing this for business just let them know your are not responsible for any tax duty..

 

[raffstylexx]

Well i do this almost every month.. my family in US sends package here in UK (kids toys,clothes and shoes for me). I always tell them to declared "used" item and mark as gifts.

I always make sure that they put below $50 as the value of the package. my package is always 40Lbs = $130ish shipping fee 6-10 days.


if your doing this for business just let them know your are not responsible for any tax duty..