It seems standard for them to "ask for it", as a lot of them do,
because the import duties, fees, customs are quite substantial in some
countries. But I believe that there are many laws that you would be
breaking if you lied about it the form.
An interesting side note follows. There is now a seller on Ebay
selling what he refers to as a 'consolidating service' for international
buyers. There is probably some legitimacy to the service, but I
'suspect' that it has more to do with how to get out of paying customs
fees etc. Here's how I see it working. An over seas buyer buys a number
of lots on ebay, and or elsewhere. All lots are then shipped to the
"consolidation point" and are consolidated. The 'consolidator' then puts
a very low or zero dollar amount on the customs forms since he is not
the SELLER of the items. He may even just put the fee that he charges
for his "consolidating" service. Thus the buyer gets away without having
to pay for the customs fees, etc. If you want to check it out, look at
item number 120837996465 on eBay right now. I could be wrong about this,
but all kinds of red flags and sirens went off with me when I read about
it. Take care, and my advice is do NOT do something that could possibly
come back and haunt you. Ira.
On 1/9/2012 8:19 AM, Adam Jacobs wrote:
Hi everyone,
This is completely off-topic, but I know that there are many members
here who do a lot of shipping of product overseas and I'd like your
opinion. I usually don't sell anything to anyone overseas (it's a
hassle), but recently I made an exception. After the sale was made,
the buyer is now asking me to note it as a "gift" on the customs forms
so that he does not have to pay import taxes.
Is this standard? My first thought is, "Forget it!" and just note down
the actual value he paid. However, I seem to recall that just about
anything I've ever purchased from overseas sellers always seems to
have it marked as a gift on the customs forms. So, the question: Is
this standard practice?
-Adam
--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups
"neonixie-l" group.
To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com.
To unsubscribe from this group, send email to
neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com.
For more options, visit this group at
http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB.
<<attachment: IRACOSALES.vcf>>
