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How do you go about selling internationally for customs declaration. Do you always put the price paid of the customer and merchandise marked or you make alot of exceptions such as putting gift and putting a way lower price on the item?
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Putting gift and marking lower price has worked in the past for me.
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Depends on what country it is going to.
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After getting ripped off by a couple international buyers I am no longer selling out of the US.
Not worth the hassle.
I always put the correct info in the paperwork and never marked as a gift. Way too risky if customs happens to grab that package on one of their checks.
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Is this something you really need to do?
International shipping can be a nightmare.
Customs forms should always have the correct value declared. Customs officers went to a different school than paypal staff. Customs have the smarts. They KNOW the value of goods.
Never make an exception for a buyer that asks you to alter the correct value.
Should that item get seized, and the buyer refuses to pick up the parcel the first thing they do is file INR and blame the seller.
As much as I hassle you try to pay attention to this advice. Avoid international shipping. With all due respect to your Canadian neighbors avoid shipping there too.
Even in a listing where you state everything correctly you will come up against a buyer who has no uderstanding no tolerance ( ie, no brain). That buyer will kill your account
We shipped a item UK to Moscow on 27 November 2011. Item has not yet arrived. Now this is to a friend so our backs are covered. What if that was ebay/paypal? Feel any noose around your neck?
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Never put on the customs "gift". It is against the law when you do thaclt. I would always put the correct value of the product. And if you do start selling overseas, always put those things in the listing.
To be honest its harder to sell overseas. You will have higher chances of refunds and/or chargebacks. lots of people don't find it worth it.
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Let's say the value under $50 is free tax, if my item is $60, is the tax charged on $60 or on $10 (the difference between $60 and $50)?
I always declare the buyer's purchase amount, but not including the shipping cost.
If buyers pay $40 for the item + $15 shipping cost, I declare $40 as merchandise, not as gift :D.
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Originally Posted by GreenBean™ .
Avoid international shipping. With all due respect to your Canadian neighbors avoid shipping there too.
| What if you buy insurance for the item?
Could you tell me how likely can you get your money back when you file a claim with insurance company? Is it too difficult to get money back?
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Eh, I play with Canada sometimes and have always used "gift". Never had any issues. But, I don't do high volume.
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If you will ship Internationally,
use a Private courier such as DHL, FedEx or UPS.
Established Private couriers tend to breeze by or
entirely bypass the local customs agencies.
Plus is safer, trackable and the person who receives the package
must have a verified address and be able to sign the package,
at times providing ID to the courier.
Of course these methods are most expensive and costly
to both the buyer and seller, but if the buyer wants to shell out
X amount of money to have the item shipped to them via International
Private courier, then let him/her cover the expenses for such.
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Originally Posted by FandangoKango How do you go about selling internationally for customs declaration. Do you always put the price paid of the customer and merchandise marked or you make alot of exceptions such as putting gift and putting a way lower price on the item? |
Every country has its own set of rules in reguards to this stuff, It can get confusing,,which for you could be a BIG Problem,,,
Why don't you master selling in the USA First before allowing the Foriegn Scammers a go at you,,,,besides we have PLENTY of American scammers that still have not gotten a Peice of you yet,,,give them a Chance first,,no?,,Where is your sense of National Pride???
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Yea what he said, giving always begins at home. rules
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Originally Posted by yotano211 Yea what he said, giving always begins at home. rules |
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I Rather get scammed from an international person then lose my american pride lol
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Originally Posted by Bingo What if you buy insurance for the item?
Could you tell me how likely can you get your money back when you file a claim with insurance company? Is it too difficult to get money back? | eh, No. You are hijacking this thread.
These questions might be better on that thread of yours of the lost item with no
insurance
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We shipped a item UK to Moscow on 27 November 2011. Item has not yet arrived. Now this is to a friend so our backs are covered. What if that was ebay/paypal? Feel any noose around your neck?
| You actually make a very valid & good point.
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Originally Posted by GreenBean™ eh, No. You are hijacking this thread.
These questions might be better on that thread of yours of the lost item with no
insurance | Since you mentioned international shipping is too risky, I wonder why not buy insurance. I think there must be a reason not doing that, that's why I ask. This is separate from my question in another thread :P
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Originally Posted by FandangoKango I Rather get scammed from an international person then lose my american pride lol | Thats right FanKang! |
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I always declare a price that is 10% of the real price of the product. Never had a problem at all. And I'm doing that from 5 years now. And because I am from Bulgaria, offering worldwide shipping is obviously the only way to get some really good selling profit. There are many really stupid people out there, but for sure it is worth selling internationally. And helping the buyers avoid the VAT taxes really makes them happy. |
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It might work for you but your still breaking international law. I don't want to break any more laws then I'm already am or have been doing.
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Originally Posted by yotano211 It might work for you but your still breaking international law. I don't want to break any more laws then I'm already am or have been doing. | Well best to stick to the usual scamming habits , they say.
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Customs of any country require the correct declaration of item value.
It's LAW
End of story.
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