But what about customs? What is the % for jewelry? I would think you’d wind up being even anyway.
Van Cleef & Arpels: Current Worldwide Prices
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I’ve had hit or miss experience - after declaring the most I’ve paid is 3% tax which is still worthwhile and in many cases zero with being told to talk through.
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I think experiences will vary by airport and individual customs agent. I would caution people that they should expect to pay full required duty. If you are waved through then it will be a wonderful surprise!
Since this is not a thread on customs duty , I won’t go into a lot of detail here about my experiences, but I have entered the US through 5 different airports over the past 18 months and the only consistent thing has been the lack of consistency in the Customs process and calculation of duty. I have never been waved through when I was above the duty free exemption, and sometimes I have been charged by the letter of the law and other times I have been given a discount for being honest. Based on my experiences, so as not to be surprised , I always count on having to pay the full required duty.
I was wondering would anyone know the current Singapore and Malaysian price for a VCA 5 motif MOP bracelet and 5 motif Yellow gold.
I’m travelling there soon and wanted to know if it’s worth it buying overseas or in Australia. Currently retail MOP $5,500 AUD and YG $5,800 AUD
Thanks for any help!
I’m travelling there soon and wanted to know if it’s worth it buying overseas or in Australia. Currently retail MOP $5,500 AUD and YG $5,800 AUD
Thanks for any help!
Does anyone know the price for the diamond pave white gold frivole earrings in Switzerland? I can’t seem to figure out the vca website for Swiss pricing and I am trying to figure out if there is any or much savings in comparison to US. I can easily compare French pricing but I can’t seem to figure out Swiss. Also, from what I can tell VAT refund is around 5-6% back. Please feel free to correct me if I am wrong. I am accustomed to the Paris process but not with Swiss and I have a trip coming up to both Switzerland & Paris so I am trying to figure out if there is much savings or if I should just go ahead & purchase in the US.Thanks.
Just checked and it is SGD$5500 and SGD$5800 respectively. And with the AUD slightly stronger + vat refund of around 5%, you would have slight savings buying in Singapore I suppose. Good luck with your purchase!
Thank you so much for that information!
However due to travelling outside of AUS ‘VAT’ is actually 10% refund so I think buying in Australia is still currently the cheaper option. But I will keep a mental file for when the AUD is much stronger against SGD!
However due to travelling outside of AUS ‘VAT’ is actually 10% refund so I think buying in Australia is still currently the cheaper option. But I will keep a mental file for when the AUD is much stronger against SGD!
You would have to declare those back when you come back though, assuming of course that you’re from AU...
hi izzy,
Unfortunately you can't get Swiss prices on VCA's website, however from my recent visit to the local boutiques I can tell prices are homologated with the European (FR, DE) ones. In other words, it doesn't make a difference if you buy either in Switzerland or in Paris once you account for tax savings. VAT is only 8% in Switzerland so once you deduct the tax free company fees you end up with a 5-6% return. Process is painless and very similar to claiming tax refunds in the EU.
The Zurich boutique is pretty well stocked so maybe you could hit both VCAs in case they don't have the piece you're after in either?
Can anyone confirm the price of the 5 motif onyx and yellow gold vintage Alhambra bracelet in the US and Canada? Thank you!!
$4800 in Canada
The price in the US is $3950 for the onyx and yellow gold 5 motif.
$4800 in Canada
Thank you!!! That’s what I thought as well!
Thanks so much!!