Oh, BTW those items are Hermes bags, worth of over $2,500 each and Sellers declared the full value of items. And those are with EMS (here USPS)
I'm the highest bidder on an item from japan....
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It's nothing to do with Japan specifically. It is totally to do with your home country and how strictly they enforce customs and excise duty. There is nothing magical or special about how Japan Post treats mail or how sellers from Japan would choose to mark items. It is no different to buying an item from any other country.
For example, if you look up the US customs office, the limit for an item is $200. Anything above this and you are fair game for taxes, although it is rare for US buyers to be charged import duty/tax. If you are in Australia, those lucky individuals have up to AU$1,000 before they have to think about.
If you live in the UK, Europe or Canada, and your name starts with any letter of the alphabet between A and Z you can expect your Government mail to put their long bony fingers into your wallet for tax.
As for Japan Post EMS, I almost always use EMS whenever I post anything because it is fast, cheap and the tracking is excellent.
For example, if you look up the US customs office, the limit for an item is $200. Anything above this and you are fair game for taxes, although it is rare for US buyers to be charged import duty/tax. If you are in Australia, those lucky individuals have up to AU$1,000 before they have to think about.
If you live in the UK, Europe or Canada, and your name starts with any letter of the alphabet between A and Z you can expect your Government mail to put their long bony fingers into your wallet for tax.
As for Japan Post EMS, I almost always use EMS whenever I post anything because it is fast, cheap and the tracking is excellent.
good luck!..let me know how it turns out...I lost my LV bag to another buyer...grrrr lol....but I am bidding on other japan items lol
i just won a noe!!!!!!! omg...YEAY!! I WON!!!
for SUCH a great deal too!!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=350297275934&autorefresh=true
ok, NOW i am so scarde for fees lol
i just won a noe!!!!!!! omg...YEAY!! I WON!!!
for SUCH a great deal too!!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=350297275934&autorefresh=true
ok, NOW i am so scarde for fees lol
Well. As you are in the USA, the import duty doesn't matter until it is over $200, so you have nothing to worry about!