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 Author: rangers2011 View Messages Posted By rangers2011
 Posted: Jun 22, 2022 23:29
 Subject: Import Duties
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rangers2011 (24)

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Hello!

I am new to bricklink and buying things from overseas in general. I am in the
USA and want to buy about $200 total from a seller in the Netherlands, how can
I estimate what I would have to pay in import duties and fees if applicable?

Thank you for any help and responses.
 Author: wildchicken13 View Messages Posted By wildchicken13
 Posted: Jun 22, 2022 23:32
 Subject: Re: Import Duties
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 Topic: Taxes
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In Taxes, rangers2011 writes:
  Hello!

I am new to bricklink and buying things from overseas in general. I am in the
USA and want to buy about $200 total from a seller in the Netherlands, how can
I estimate what I would have to pay in import duties and fees if applicable?

Thank you for any help and responses.

For anything less than $800 USD there is no import duty.
 Author: rangers2011 View Messages Posted By rangers2011
 Posted: Jun 22, 2022 23:34
 Subject: Re: Import Duties
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In Taxes, wildchicken13 writes:
  In Taxes, rangers2011 writes:
  Hello!

I am new to bricklink and buying things from overseas in general. I am in the
USA and want to buy about $200 total from a seller in the Netherlands, how can
I estimate what I would have to pay in import duties and fees if applicable?

Thank you for any help and responses.

For anything less than $800 USD there is no import duty.

Oh ok, thank you for the fast response, I just saw that it was a possibility
and wanted to make sure before I bought!
 Author: jancg View Messages Posted By jancg
 Posted: Jun 25, 2022 12:37
 Subject: Re: Import Duties
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jancg (377)

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I'm quite sure sales tax is being added by BrickLink.
 Author: SylvainLS View Messages Posted By SylvainLS
 Posted: Jun 25, 2022 12:59
 Subject: Re: Import Duties
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In Taxes, jancg writes:
  I'm quite sure sales tax is being added by BrickLink.

Sales tax is not an import duty.
A simple proof is that it’s not federal and not checked at import / by customs.

(VAT is not an import duty either… and import VAT really looks like another name
for another import duty… except:
— you can reclaim VAT, not import duty,
— you pay VAT on import duty (yes, haha),
— and a few other differences.
But, yeah, in the end it’s all money you give your government so it can give
it back to you in another form.)
 Author: 1001bricks View Messages Posted By 1001bricks
 Posted: Jun 25, 2022 13:25
 Subject: Re: Import Duties
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In Taxes, SylvainLS writes:
  In Taxes, jancg writes:
  I'm quite sure sales tax is being added by BrickLink.

Sales tax is not an import duty.

Oh no, the Teacher is here on weekends also
 Author: SylvainLS View Messages Posted By SylvainLS
 Posted: Jun 25, 2022 13:51
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In Taxes, 1001bricks writes:
  In Taxes, SylvainLS writes:
  In Taxes, jancg writes:
  I'm quite sure sales tax is being added by BrickLink.

Sales tax is not an import duty.

Oh no, the Teacher is here on weekends also


You just got yourself another black mark!  You’ll stay inside for recess!