[Jewelry making - Article 00035] - Re: [Orchid] Duty and Tax on jewellery sent to US from UK?

[Stephen Walker]

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    I buy from UK jewellers on a regular basis. For some unknown reason,
    parcels sent by post office are usually not taxed if their value is
    less than seveal hundred pounds. UPS and FedEx are always taxed.
    Precious metals are taxed at a lower rate than "costume jewelry",
    which is counter intuitive and has cost me a few extra dollars when
    my suppliers have thought they would do me a favor by calling the
    work "costume jewelry", thinking that would be of less interest to
    customs.

    I would like to know what is the deal going the other way. I have a
    retail customer in England that is interested in a piece that is
    priced at several thousand dollars. Will he need to cough up VAT as
    well as import tax?

Stephen Walker

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