zotium Posted September 18, 2005 at 03:30 PM Report Share Posted September 18, 2005 at 03:30 PM I will be buying shoes costing $80 online from the U.S., and it will be shipped via FedEx to Beijing. Any idea how much I will be charged for import tax when it gets here? It is HARD to get shoes size 12 and over! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xiao Kui Posted September 18, 2005 at 08:14 PM Report Share Posted September 18, 2005 at 08:14 PM A friend bought sandals from Land's End and had to pay a tax of half the value: $50 for $100 shoes. (This wasa 4 yrs ago, don't know if things have changed or if they're different with FedEx, but if they're shipped from the company you might have to pay a hefty tax abt 50%) Anything in the original package that is shipped directly from the company may be subject to such taxes. I don't know a lot abt this but since no one else responded to the post so far, this is my impression. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatchance Posted September 18, 2005 at 09:49 PM Report Share Posted September 18, 2005 at 09:49 PM Just received 2 pairs via USPS. Had them sent from retailer to a friend Stateside, who checked that the sizes were right (14--what a pain) and wrote "*For personal use*" in marker across the invoice. I recieved them in Dalian a week later, no import tax, no problem. Have also recieved other things this way, including a PDA and other electronics via UPS, and have never paid any extra charges at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkKang Posted September 19, 2005 at 01:34 AM Report Share Posted September 19, 2005 at 01:34 AM I have had stuff send FedEx in the past, and each time the package was stopped by the customs. Just the inspection fee was almost $100 rmb. Now I never ship anything but regular mail. I have never had anything stopped by them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parasite Posted September 24, 2005 at 06:38 AM Report Share Posted September 24, 2005 at 06:38 AM Hrm. Well you guys are lucky. Just before I made my exit from a year in Japan, I shipped a laptop to an important friend in China, and even paid for it to go airmail... I was scared it was completely lost or stolen, because several other packages arrived in a week flat. Well -- I got an e-mail from Japan the other day (its been like a month), and sure enough the package was RETURNED. I have no idea why, because it is the same laptop I carried into China like TWICE and obviously not illegal. So now I have to pay shipping to USA, and then I don't know what! I guess I have no choice but to wait until I can go to China, and just take it with me. It isn't worth the postage to mail it another time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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