buying something form u.s - taxes?

maxitwist · 17-10-2006 7:45pm #1

if I buy an archos 504 from a u.s site, do I have to pay additional charges for tax once it gets here, or is the final price on th website THE FINAL PRICE?

Idleater · 17-10-2006 7:53pm

It will be the final price, if you are lucky and the C&E don't stop the package coming in. They might even allow it in and follow it up with a seperate bill for import duty.

The value of the package will be declared on the outside. American companies don't normally like to mark packages as "gifts:: $10 value", but you might be lucky. You won't know, till you get the package.

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TheBazman · 17-10-2006 7:53pm

I bought an archos PMA400 from the US a year or so ago - I got a notice in my postbox to collect it at the post office where I had to pay duty on it. It still worked out cheaper than Irish prices. It depends as far as I know where you buy it. EG if you buy from ebay they often put things like "gift" or "value $10" on the package

Ruu_Old · 17-10-2006 8:02pm

Just be prepared to pay duty on it, the adding gift or value thing doesn't really work the majority of the time.

maxitwist · 17-10-2006 8:08pm

thank for the really quick replys! how much would the max tax be?

Soundman · 17-10-2006 10:35pm

maxitwist wrote:

thank for the really quick replys! how much would the max tax be?

Depends on what Customs deem to be the brand new price of the item being shipped. Also be wary that Customs often don't always know what tax bracket some items fall into. I have had quite a few large items shipped from the US and have been lucky each time with regards the item being marked as a gift and getting through undetected as such.

maxitwist · 18-10-2006 5:37pm

Soundman wrote:

Depends on what Customs deem to be the brand new price of the item being shipped. Also be wary that Customs often don't always know what tax bracket some items fall into. I have had quite a few large items shipped from the US and have been lucky each time with regards the item being marked as a gift and getting through undetected as such.

the price of it here in Ireland, or the price of it in the country of origin? in % the max?

Idleater · 18-10-2006 8:20pm

maxitwist wrote:

the price of it here in Ireland, or the price of it in the country of origin? in % the max?

I would suspect it would be the price here. Otherwise you could buy in Sudan or something and claim it cost 30 wotsits and pay 21% of that which would work out at €0.02!

L.

Soundman · 18-10-2006 11:34pm

maxitwist wrote:

the price of it here in Ireland, or the price of it in the country of origin? in % the max?

I think it is the price here considering the prices the item would be selling for here would be higher then the country of origin. Hence why you are purchasing outside this country.

maxitwist · 19-10-2006 5:38pm

so a max of 21%, quite a bit really....

Soundman · 20-10-2006 1:08am

maxitwist wrote:

so a max of 21%, quite a bit really....

As I said though, it all depends on if they tax it for the correct type of item it is. For example, sometimes they tax microphones under the heading "Musical Instruments" when it is Audio equipment or such like.

maxitwist · 20-10-2006 2:25pm

TheBazman wrote:

I bought an archos PMA400 from the US a year or so ago - I got a notice in my postbox to collect it at the post office where I had to pay duty on it. It still worked out cheaper than Irish prices. It depends as far as I know where you buy it.

how much % did you have to pay?

thanks all.

iFight · 20-10-2006 9:29pm

I've never had to pay duty on anything from America, but I thin kyou are supposed to, so be ready for it

buying something form u.s - taxes?

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