Rosa
Shiny_Rock
- Joined
- May 29, 2008
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Dear Pricescopers,
I've not been on this site for a while (and miss it!) but my little people keep me busy. I hope all are well and that someone can give me a general answer to this question:
I saw a piece of vintage jewelry that I love online. The seller is in Europe. I live in the US.
Somehow, the government is going to charge me something, I'm sure. However, I'm not sure how to find out exactly what, and I don't want to make an offer and pay for the piece, and later get hit by a huge bill for import duties and/or local taxes. I asked the seller who wasn't sure. He is NOT charging me VAT like he would have to do for a local resident.
It said on a website I found online that the shipper (Fedex? DHL? I guess...) actually calculates the amount and makes you pay it to receive the package, but I don't want to find out the amount AFTER I buy. If it is going to be a lot, I will need to negotiate a different price with the seller in order to stay in my budget, or potentially not buy the piece if the seller isn't flexible in that situation.
Thanks for any advice,
Rosa
I've not been on this site for a while (and miss it!) but my little people keep me busy. I hope all are well and that someone can give me a general answer to this question:
I saw a piece of vintage jewelry that I love online. The seller is in Europe. I live in the US.
Somehow, the government is going to charge me something, I'm sure. However, I'm not sure how to find out exactly what, and I don't want to make an offer and pay for the piece, and later get hit by a huge bill for import duties and/or local taxes. I asked the seller who wasn't sure. He is NOT charging me VAT like he would have to do for a local resident.
It said on a website I found online that the shipper (Fedex? DHL? I guess...) actually calculates the amount and makes you pay it to receive the package, but I don't want to find out the amount AFTER I buy. If it is going to be a lot, I will need to negotiate a different price with the seller in order to stay in my budget, or potentially not buy the piece if the seller isn't flexible in that situation.
Thanks for any advice,
Rosa