Import/Customs Fees From Japan?

[MikeWilliamsFan]

Anyone know if I would have to pay an import fee on a card I might buy from Japan? I know people have paid them from US to Canada but haven't heard anything from japan so I was wondering if there would be extra costs.....thanks

[MikeWilliamsFan]

Anyone know? It's a rare card but I don't want to see an extra $50 charge if I get it..

[SumoMenkoMan]

No import fees from Japan. I bring in dozens of cards every month from different Japanese auctions.

[NDfan86]

What is the cost of the goods? Importing, I am assuming that your are importing into the US?

[MikeWilliamsFan]

What is the cost of the goods? Importing, I am assuming that your are importing into the US?

Yes about a $400 card from Japan to USA

[KevJo]

I have bought several items from Japan, cards, golf stuff and others. They have a great PO and I received some items in less than a week, no fees!

Kevin

[NDfan86]

Yes about a $400 card from Japan to USA

I am thinking that it is all depending on how they ship it. They can declare to US customs that the item is documents, then you will be looking at no additional fees. The shipment would arrive under DM which is under 200USD and not dutiable because documents are declared to customs as 1USD. It all depends on how they ship it.

I have bought several items from Japan, cards, golf stuff and others. They have a great PO and I received some items in less than a week, no fees!

Kevin

its all based on how much the item costs, if the item is under 200USD then the item will cost you no duties/taxes, if the item costs under 2500USD then there will be duties and taxes based on the dutiable value on the highest percentaged iteam. If the item/items costs (or declared to customs costing over 2500usd), then the item/items would require a formal entry that is submitted to US customs, a lot of times, this requires a EIN and/or a social security number of a US citizen. Unless it is shipped a personal item from a relative that lives over there.