Gary Baseman for Coach Discussion

[lovingmybags]

I guess the U.S. is like Coach, totally inconsistent.

My first order was in September and the second one was the first week of October and so far no bill.......

Good for you! I ended up paying about $200 just on the duties. They sure add up...

 

[Suzanne B.]

Good for you! I ended up paying about $200 just on the duties. They sure add up...

Holy crap! I don't think I spent as much as you or I would have gotten popped too. I wonder if there's some kind of limit you are allowed per package before they pop you with taxes?

 

[tastangan]

Each package was several hundred dollars. I've never had anything tacked on to any purchases I have made from overseas. I always assumed the U.S. didn't have any kind of fees / taxes for merchandise purchased from overseas for personal use......I have no idea about goods bought for resell.

USA does have taxes but I think it's a pretty high limit. I haven't been taxed on anything that came in through USPS, but I may be taxed if it comes in via UPS/DHL. And based on the invoice I have received, part of the charge is a handling fee.

 

[lovingmybags]

Holy crap! I don't think I spent as much as you or I would have gotten popped too. I wonder if there's some kind of limit you are allowed per package before they pop you with taxes?

If you spent a few hundred dollars per package, I think they should have been taxed. I don't know the amount that can avoid the fee, but I always thought it was a very low amount, like under $100. One of my packages was $400ish. The way they determine which parcels to extract duties is apparently pretty arbitrary, but the amount to pay is 9% of the value declared.

 

[Suzanne B.]

If you spent a few hundred dollars per package, I think they should have been taxed. I don't know the amount that can avoid the fee, but I always thought it was a very low amount, like under $100. One of my packages was $400ish. The way they determine which parcels to extract duties is apparently pretty arbitrary, but the amount to pay is 9% of the value declared.

Mine were around $300 each....strange they didn't pop me, but now I know I'll be more aware. Thanks for the info!

 

[lovingmybags]

Mine were around $300 each....strange they didn't pop me, but now I know I'll be more aware. Thanks for the info!

Yup, no problem! Just think you got lucky . Those would have taken a chunk off of my cc bill!

 

[Suzanne B.]

USA does have taxes but I think it's a pretty high limit. I haven't been taxed on anything that came in through USPS, but I may be taxed if it comes in via UPS/DHL. And based on the invoice I have received, part of the charge is a handling fee.

Thanks! Now if I ever do get billed, i won't be surprised.

 

[ltbag]

The duty free limit is $800 I believe for personal use. My stuff from Collette came in under that since I ordered the fob separately from the tote.

 

[Suzanne B.]

The duty free limit is $800 I believe for personal use. My stuff from Collette came in under that since I ordered the fob separately from the tote.

Thanks. That's good to know, because it's highly doubtful I'll purchase something from overseas that is over that amount.

 

[Izzy48]

The duty free limit is $800 I believe for personal use. My stuff from Collette came in under that since I ordered the fob separately from the tote.

You are correct!

 

[Izzy48]

My fob shipped today so I should have a reveal to the baseman threads in a couple of days.

Absolutely love your bag! do you have the dimensions of the bag?

 

[lovingmybags]

The duty free limit is $800 I believe for personal use. My stuff from Collette came in under that since I ordered the fob separately from the tote.

Really? I wonder what happened then, since all the packages I had were under that amount, and I still got billed for all of them. Ah well...

 

[happibug]

Really? I wonder what happened then, since all the packages I had were under that amount, and I still got billed for all of them. Ah well...

I got billed for mine as well, and it was under $800.00.

 

[ozmodiar]

The $800 limit is when you go through customs yourself, like at the airport. I think I read that for packages being imported, they can charge duties for values over $200.

 

[ltbag]

I have bought expensive items from european online stores and sometimes I get billed duty and sometimes I don't. I have no idea what the algorithm is frankly. If I get a bill for duty I will pay it gladly because I got items I could not get here.