Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/10/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]There are NO customs duties on photo gear in the US. -- Chris Crawford Fine Art Photography Fort Wayne, Indiana 260-486-2581 http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio http://blog.chriscrawfordphoto.com My latest work! http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798 Become a fan on Facebook On 10/12/10 3:12 PM, "Richard Man" <richard at imagecraft.com> wrote: > US Custom is relatively low. I don't know the exact rates but I have never > gotten levy of more than $100, even on packages that are worth $10K or more > (this is for business stuff, not camera equipments :-) ). > > On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 12:07 PM, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> > wrote: > >> LUG - >> >> Arne is getting ready to ship my DMR and R9 using my FedEx account. How >> is >> customs handled in a case like this? Does FedEx handle getting the >> package >> through customs? Can you get around paying customs duty by saying it's a >> gift? Not that I want to cheat the government or anything, but they get >> enough of my money now!! >> >> Tina >> >> -- >> Tina Manley, ASMP >> www.tinamanley >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > >