I know that taxes on booze or cigarettes exist when you buy them from abroad bringing that into the US (literally, not via mail) as they won’t let you enter the border without paying the tariff (despite only have 1) but its different if one is packing those in bulk quantities for reselling. This is not the same as sales tax since it affects tourists visiting and citizens returning for importing “duty free” goods or products.
Will I have to pay any additional tariffs for bringing in a foreign consumer electronics (i.e. a game console) via luggage (not mail) even if I have proof of purchase (receipt) listing the price in its original currency (no local ST)? It’s like if I purchased a digital-only PS5 (brand new, unopened) for ¥50,000 ($316) from a Japan trip while the same is $600 (before tax) if bought in the US, are there really any tariffs or not?
neidu4@piefed.social 8 hours ago
Generally, personal items don’t raise any eyebrows. I’ve carried my own gadgets widgets and doodads through customs in a bunch of countries, and nobody ask any questions.
I also b(r)ought a laptop to Brazil for a coworker there, so he could avoid tariffs, and that was fine. But I made sure to get rid of the original packaging just so it wasn’t obvious that I was bringing something brand new and recently purchased abroad.