Customs Import Duties

Discussions center on customs procedures, import taxes, duties, and risks of evasion or seizure when shipping cheap goods internationally from foreign sites.

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estel Oct 27, 2011 View on HN

You'd be likely to hit import taxes on that.

sargun Oct 13, 2023 View on HN

Probably more likely to get around customs / export restrictions.

appleflaxen Jun 20, 2023 View on HN

What happens with customs if you buy something like this?

jarfil Aug 19, 2018 View on HN

Except they'd probably get stopped by customs.

Bombthecat Jun 24, 2019 View on HN

He said cheap stuff. I doubt that customs trigger there..

duxup Jul 27, 2018 View on HN

Tax wise how does this play out in countries with high taxes on some imports?

dogma1138 Jul 20, 2016 View on HN

Customs are going to love this, seems like it's going to be an easy way of attempting to bypass import duties until people would start getting caught and fined heavily.

novok Nov 20, 2025 View on HN

Why isn't #1 an import duty sales tax system instead and you need to declare the proper value as part of shipping, or the good is rejected / confiscated?

63stack Oct 18, 2025 View on HN

Customs will destroy the package. They do not start fining random foreign companies for sending you the package.

vectorEQ Jun 25, 2019 View on HN

isn't this something for border controls / customs rather than shipping companies??