I am in the US and on a hunt for the perfect Hermes bag, I found one on a reputable site (at least posts here say it is reputable) but based in Australia.
I have hesitated to make a large purchase overseas due to concerns with shipping and customs/duty fees.
I reached out to this company and they offered to declare a lower value to avoid customs fees and advised they will only take wire transfer.
This is a well established company so these two details caught me off guard. Thoughts? Am I being paranoid?
If I buy a $15k bag and they declare a low value to avoid fees and it is lost, I think I am done for, right? Also, that just doesn’t feel right/ethical. Thoughts?
I have hesitated to make a large purchase overseas due to concerns with shipping and customs/duty fees.
I reached out to this company and they offered to declare a lower value to avoid customs fees and advised they will only take wire transfer.
This is a well established company so these two details caught me off guard. Thoughts? Am I being paranoid?
If I buy a $15k bag and they declare a low value to avoid fees and it is lost, I think I am done for, right? Also, that just doesn’t feel right/ethical. Thoughts?