Check out the US trade commission website: <http://www.usitc.gov/tata/hts/bychapter/index.htm>
It's got most info you need, although digging through everything to find what's applicable can take a little time. Anyway, if I'm reading this correctly, you will have to pay 4.6% on the declared value. (Hopefully the maker didn't describe it on the paperwork as a "guitar" because that would make it 8.7%.) I'm not sure what kind of duty there is on a case, but if you bought it as a package deal, then I think it's all included. Here's a link for the chapter on musical instruments. <http://hotdocs.usitc.gov/docs/tata/hts/bychapter/0702c92.pdf> You can also read the "general notes" section for more info on how to read this chart: <http://hotdocs.usitc.gov/docs/tata/hts/bychapter/0702gn.pdf> Good luck. Kevin ----- Original Message ---- From: Jim Abraham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: LUTE-LIST <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu> Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2007 11:06:27 AM Subject: [LUTE] Import duty for instrument shipped to US Hi All, I have been informed by Luciano Faria, my luthier in Brazil, that my lute shipped yesterday. Does anyone know if I will have to pay import duty? Does it just show up on my doorstep? Jim -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html ____________________________________________________________________________________ Boardwalk for $500? In 2007? Ha! Play Monopoly Here and Now (it's updated for today's economy) at Yahoo! Games. http://get.games.yahoo.com/proddesc?gamekey=monopolyherenow
