Not 'til August. I wrote Jim directly. Eugene
At 09:15 AM 7/20/2007, bill kilpatrick wrote: >eugene's baroque mandolino came from luciano faria but >(i think) he's gone fishin' up in ontario. > >--- Kevin Kishimoto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Check out the US trade commission website: > > > > <http://www.usitc.gov/tata/hts/bychapter/index.htm> > > > > It's got most info you need, although digging > > through everything to find what's applicable can > > take a little time. Anyway, if I'm reading this > > correctly, you will have to pay 4.6% on the declared > > value. (Hopefully the maker didn't describe it on > > the paperwork as a "guitar" because that would make > > it 8.7%.) I'm not sure what kind of duty there is > > on a case, but if you bought it as a package deal, > > then I think it's all included. Here's a link for > > the chapter on musical instruments. > > > > ><http://hotdocs.usitc.gov/docs/tata/hts/bychapter/0702c92.pdf> > > > > You can also read the "general notes" section for > > more info on how to read this chart: > > > > ><http://hotdocs.usitc.gov/docs/tata/hts/bychapter/0702gn.pdf> > > > > Good luck. > > Kevin > > > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > > From: Jim Abraham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: LUTE-LIST <[email protected]> > > Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2007 11:06:27 AM > > Subject: [LUTE] Import duty for instrument shipped > > to US > > > > 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
