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Hey guys! I stumbled upon an old thread here regarding a horror story of customs duty on an old second hand tuner from ebay uk.
This post is not related to any audio components, I need some input on customs behaviors.
On the old thread, I read second hand electronic items are banned. Does it mean they'll just discard it, and charge me a fine?
The item I want to order online as an individual, not a company is an old analog mixing console that has depreciated in value over the years. It used to be approx 5,500$ new around 2002 time I believe. The unit I found online is being sold for 800$. I want to know if ordering this will attract a fine of some sort. Also, I'd be spending quite a bit on shipping charges as it will come all the way from the US. So I don't want to commit the purchase before I understand what I'm getting into.
So say they decide to let it through,
1.do they charge a percentage on the original value or the current sale value? Or do they just have their own calculations for used items?
2.In case of a penalty charge, will they base it on their valuation of the item or is there a standard?
3.Will they release the unit after payment of penalty?
4.If the penalty is too high and I can't pay, am I allowed to not pay it and *sigh* let go of the mixer?
If this is not an advisable venture please let me know, I will not order the mixer as it's too valuable to rot away in some warehouse or be destroyed(it has vintage circuits on it from the 80s, 90s).
This post is not related to any audio components, I need some input on customs behaviors.
On the old thread, I read second hand electronic items are banned. Does it mean they'll just discard it, and charge me a fine?
The item I want to order online as an individual, not a company is an old analog mixing console that has depreciated in value over the years. It used to be approx 5,500$ new around 2002 time I believe. The unit I found online is being sold for 800$. I want to know if ordering this will attract a fine of some sort. Also, I'd be spending quite a bit on shipping charges as it will come all the way from the US. So I don't want to commit the purchase before I understand what I'm getting into.
So say they decide to let it through,
1.do they charge a percentage on the original value or the current sale value? Or do they just have their own calculations for used items?
2.In case of a penalty charge, will they base it on their valuation of the item or is there a standard?
3.Will they release the unit after payment of penalty?
4.If the penalty is too high and I can't pay, am I allowed to not pay it and *sigh* let go of the mixer?
If this is not an advisable venture please let me know, I will not order the mixer as it's too valuable to rot away in some warehouse or be destroyed(it has vintage circuits on it from the 80s, 90s).