If I make purchases (perfumes/jewelry so on) in Europe and mail these purchases back to the states, can I avoid additional taxes by doing so? Will mailing items back to the states prevent me from paying duty free taxes?
2007-08-21 08:16:21 · 3 answers · asked by toni l 3 in Travel ➔ Other - Destinations
If you make purchases in Europe the VAT is usually already added to the price. Some places with give you a form to fill out to get the VAT refunded. If you are trying to avoid paying taxes by shipping items home, you will have to pay for shipping (it will definitely not be free) and you will have to file for a VAT refund. Some places will sell tourists certain items duty free. There are duty free shops in most airports near the international departures. If you are trying to avoid an import duty on items you bring back from Europe you will have to check what and how much you can bring back duty free. US citizens can bring back a fair amount of "stuff" duty free.
http://www.customs.ustreas.gov/xp/cgov/travel/vacation/kbyg/duty_free.xml
You will have to decide if the extra cost of shipping items back to the States is worth trying to avoid a duty when coming home at customs.
http://www.customs.ustreas.gov/xp/cgov/travel/vacation/kbyg/send_to_us.xml
It's not easy to get over on Uncle Sam.
2007-08-21 09:27:34 · answer #1 · answered by duker918 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-13 02:26:08 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
probably depends where your going in Europe.In England we already pay17,5 per cent V.a.t. on all purchases so our prices are not as cheap as the rest of europe.
2007-08-21 08:30:11 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋