It might depend on how it's shipped. I got something dutiable from England a few years ago that came through the USPS, and I was able to pick it up and pay the duty at my local Post Office.
FWIW, I recently received a serpent from England (Christopher Monk workshops). It was comparable in price to a decent Ren lute, and there was no duty. Guy -----Original Message----- From: Jim Abraham [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2007 8:47 AM To: LUTE-LIST Subject: [LUTE] Re: Import duty for instrument shipped to US So if I get charged duty, do I have to go down to the customs office in (in my case) Boston to pick it up? Jim On 7/19/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > If it's over a certain amount, you will be charged import duty in the US. > When mine came they charged me based on the insured value listed on the > shipping documents. I got this lowered when I sent them proof that the > purchase price was less than that. Something to keep in mind. > > If I remember it was about 3%, but that was awhile ago... > > Rob > > > On 7/19/07, Jim Abraham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi All, > > > > I have been informed by Luciano Faria, my luthier in Brazil, that my > > lute > > shipped yesterday. Does anyone know if I will have to pay import duty? > > Does > > it just show up on my doorstep? > > > > Jim > > > > -- > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > <http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/%7Ewbc/lute-admin/index.html> > > > > --
