Thanks so much for this information!
Ruth
--- "Alan S. Harrell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 6 Dec 99, 20:27, Ruth Foster wrote:
>
> > Help, I need advice. I am transacting a deal
> > with a German merchant. They are charging
> outrageous
> > 16% MWST German tax (not applicable to US buyers).
> I
> > got the merchant to take off the tax, but the
> > trade-off is now the merchant says she has to ship
> the
> > package as "merchandise" instead of a "gift". The
> > package will have to go through Customs and I will
> pay
> > customs duty I guess. Is this 16% deduction
> ($120)
> > worth the gamble of paying an unknown customs duty
> > tax? And how or where would I go to find out how
> much
> > the tax would be? I have done about 3 hours of
> > searching (even the Customs web-site) with no luck
> so
> > far. Thanks for any and all help!
>
> First read the following page at the US Customs'
> site:
>
>
http://www.customs.ustreas.gov/imp-exp2/informal/duty.htm
>
> Then click onto the link at the bottom of that page
> which takes you to:
>
> Tariff Database Search
>
> http://205.197.120.17/scripts/tariff.asp
>
> ...or read the page about Binding Rulings:
>
>
http://www.customs.ustreas.gov/imp-exp/rulings/hqrule/about.htm
>
> And Ruth...expect none of this to come easy, which
> is why you probably
> should have your local port's number handy:
>
> http://www.customs.ustreas.gov/location/service1.htm
>
> Alan
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
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