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Customs question: Loan phones

post #1 of 4
1/13/03 at 7:19pm
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I've wondered about this... What about phones you might send to someone else for loan? Since it's coming back to the originating country is there a 'sure-fire' declaration you can make for this purpose so that you're not charged duty?
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post #2 of 4
1/13/03 at 7:24pm
This might already be well known, and if it is, i'll shut up...

but no matter what you do, do NOT send the 'phones as a sample... I used to work in a courier company, and have heard various horror stories...

One of the worst, a $4000 wedding dress, that was sent as a sample to avoid the various charges... customs quite within their right cut a big hole out of the back of the dress, as technically, by the documents... of no commercial value
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post #3 of 4
1/13/03 at 7:31pm
Well, I've recieved packages that are simply marked gift. Or you could say that it's broken.
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post #4 of 4
1/13/03 at 8:08pm
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Originally posted by Duncan
This might already be well known, and if it is, i'll shut up...

but no matter what you do, do NOT send the 'phones as a sample... I used to work in a courier company, and have heard various horror stories...

One of the worst, a $4000 wedding dress, that was sent as a sample to avoid the various charges... customs quite within their right cut a big hole out of the back of the dress, as technically, by the documents... of no commercial value
Customs was not within their right. They have no right to damage any property. You can for instance ship a legal document which may represent millions of dollars in value but have no value for either customs or carriage as it is just paper and just a binding document. If you properly document your shipment and it has plausible explanations, customs will not hassle you.

When you send any package for delivery outside of your country there are several documents that must accompany the package. You must declare both its shipping value (value for carriage) and its customs value. Customs can only charge based on the customs value. The customs value and carriage value do not need to be the same. You can (and we do every day) ship multi-tens-of-thousands of dollars worth of equipment every day with a 15,000.00 carriage value (value to replace) and no customs value (with the right documents).

You will have to check to see what other documents must be accompanying your shipment as it varies from one object to another.

If you are going to send something as a sample, make sure you document where you are shipping, who is receiving it, and why it is being shipped as a sample and when you expect it to return. Customs cannot charge you for something that is not purchased in that country and even if they did, you can simply produce your paperwork and claim it back.
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