Official Customs, Duties, and International Shipping Questions and Stories Thread

[Lollie]

About Centre Commercial : I ordered from them twice : first order, a small bag (value 175 ish), didn't get hit. Second time, sweater value 90$ got hit with 42$ in taxes, duties, etc. Canadian customs are the worst.

 

[vlxvndr]

Hey guys,

Just got a package in a couple days ago from Norse Store. 2 sweaters - total value of goods was ~$250. I live in Canada.

I paid $90 in duties + shipping surcharges (I think $55 was duties but I could be wrong). Definitely going to think twice about ordering from Norse Store from now on.

 

[velomane]

The Government of Canada sincerely thanks you for your contribution.

 

[Oldsrocket27]

I had an Inverallan sweater show up from END yesterday, and FedEx didn't charge me anything when I picked it up. Living in the US, should I expect to get a bill or something later, or did I just luck out on this one?

 

[vlxvndr]

The Government of Canada sincerely thanks you for your contribution.

I sure hope so.

 

[Landscape]

Come to Denmark then. Here you'll be certain to pay duties almost every time (any package above the value 13 USD) and you'll also have the pleasure of paying a lot more

 

[nycxandy]

Has anyone returned an item (with DDP) to an EU retailer to only have them issue a partial refund (subtracting the cost of the DDP)?

 

[Szeen]

Anyone from Ontario, Canada have any experience with buying from CNCPTS (shop.cncpts.com) or Frans Boone?

 

[Biggen]

Anybody here from outside the European Union who has ordered from Peggs & Sons and know if they mark the package with a customs friendly value?

 

[JezeC]

How are duties calculated for Fedex packages shipped to the US?

My previous Meermin purchases, duties were either $20 - $35, depending whether it's CM or LM. However, my recent duty bill on the museum calfs are $84 ($6.50 advancement fee). Does this sound right?

 

[zippyh]

No idea what you mean by CM or LM.
But if you look at the bill from fedex there will be a tariff code listed.
It'll be something like 64xx.xx.xx.xx where the x's are digits.
Look it up in chapter 64. http://www.usitc.gov/tata/hts/bychapter/index.htm
If the description is wildly different, you can try and fight fedex for a refund.

I usually figure on about 8.5% so $84 sounds high for Meermin. But ask yourself how much your time is worth to get it corrected.

 

[JezeC]

No idea what you mean by CM or LM.
But if you look at the bill from fedex there will be a tariff code listed.
It'll be something like 64xx.xx.xx.xx where the x's are digits.
Look it up in chapter 64. http://www.usitc.gov/tata/hts/bychapter/index.htm
If the description is wildly different, you can try and fight fedex for a refund.

I usually figure on about 8.5% so $84 sounds high for Meermin. But ask yourself how much your time is worth to get it corrected.

Thanks, I just checked....It looks like they're charging 12.5% because Meerminn listed the leather shoes as "Shoes, other" category. Also the value is listed at $620 bucks, not the actual cost of the shoes, which is about $320.

your explanation cleared things up. greatly appreciate it.

 

[wumbo17412]

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No idea about Frans Boone but you will get hit by Brokerage fees (~40% of order value) from CNCPTS.

 

[somatoform]



Anyone from Ontario, Canada have any experience with buying from CNCPTS (shop.cncpts.com) or Frans Boone? 

Regarding Frans Boone, I haven't ordered... yet. But I think you can guarantee getting hit.

I like that they automatically deduct VAT. Best thing is to wait for some free international shipping to offset some of the costs of duties.

I asked if they could ship with a domestic courier, but they will not, UPS it is.

 

[Szeen]

Thanks for the info, wumbo17412 and somatoform!