Tag: Assessing duty
Issue with duty assessed on visitor
A visiting relative was stopped by customs at the airport and asked to pay duty on some baby clothes gifts she purchased for her granddaughter, only four items of clothing worth less than US$100. Is this correct? I thought on the white form given to us on the plane it says you can purchase items […]
Calculating duty on imported goods
How are imported goods assessed at Customs for duties? Is it even remotely possible that the duties cost more than the cost of items paid? What guidelines are they following and is this accessible to the public? Auntie’s answer: Admittedly in the hopes of avoiding having to go through the Customs Law myself, I contacted […]
