Duties Fees for out of country purchase?

92_348ts · Jan 5, 2004

I recently purchased exhaust components from a company up in Canada. They quoted me a price (with shipping included) which was paid and the items were delivered.

Now, I just received a bill from another company stating that I owe them duties fees of almost $70 for their assistance with the delivery. Isn't this something that should have been paid by the shipper, or is this just the typical added cost of doing business outside the U.S.?

Sorry for the ignorance, but I have never purchased anything outside the U.S. before.

noahlh · Jan 6, 2004

As far as I know, duties are always tehnically the responsibility of the buyer. That doesn't mean that the seller shouldn't have warned you or worked out an arrangement beforehand, but it does ultimately in your lap.

From the US Customs website:

"The importer is ultimately responsible for paying any duty owed on an import."

http://www.customs.ustreas.gov/xp/cgov/import/infrequent_importer_info/internet_purchases.xml

Ferrari_UK · Jan 7, 2004

Hi all.

From our experiences I don't think the US Customs duties are outrageous. Perhaps a few of our www.owners.ferrari.com customers could add to this thread...

Bob308GTS · Jan 7, 2004

I just recieved my first bill from FedEx for import fees on parts from Ferrari UK, 2.5% on the total bill. They must not bother with smaller orders ( under $500? ) because I have gotten 4 orders before this one and was never billed for duty fee

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