Thanks for the advice, David & Jens. It sounds like you are echoing my
original gut feeling on the subject. I'll just mark down the price he
paid and remember to add that to the purchase agreement in the future.
-Adam
On 1/9/2012 8:31 AM, jb-electronics wrote:
Hi Adam,
you can check the "gift" option, but he will have to pay anyway. This
is my expercience with German customs :-)
Next time, make sure that the buyer agrees to these terms prior to
purchase:
1) You will NOT mark it as a gift (most common question, believe me)
2) You will NOT lie on the value
This truly saves you a lot of time. Any by the way, stating it to be a
gift even though it is not is not a very good idea, if they find out,
you are in trouble.
Best regards,
Jens
Hi everyone,
This is completely off-topic, but I know that there are many
members here who do a lot of shipping of product overseas and I'd
like your opinion. I usually don't sell anything to anyone overseas
(it's a hassle), but recently I made an exception. After the sale was
made, the buyer is now asking me to note it as a "gift" on the
customs forms so that he does not have to pay import taxes.
Is this standard? My first thought is, "Forget it!" and just note
down the actual value he paid. However, I seem to recall that just
about anything I've ever purchased from overseas sellers always seems
to have it marked as a gift on the customs forms. So, the question:
Is this standard practice?
-Adam
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