Introduction to customs duties

Reference table of tariff thresholds in various countries

Generally, when the declared value of a package is lower than the tariff threshold of the country, the package will usually not be taxed (but false declarations are another matter). If your package is taxed, you need to pay the tax yourself and assist in customs clearance.

Reference table of tariff thresholds in various countries

Tips:

1. The tariff threshold in Switzerland is 100 Swiss francs, and the VAT threshold is 65 Swiss francs.

2. Customs in Canada and European countries are more strict in parcel inspections, and commercial express delivery such as DHL, UPS, FedEx, etc. are more likely to be subject to tariffs.

3. For EU countries, HundHunt provides ioss services on some routes. You can choose whether to use the platform ioss to pay taxes on your behalf according to your needs. For details, please see the tax reform instructions for the UK and EU countries

Package submission suggestions:

1. The weight of the package is an important basis for customs in various countries to determine civilian and commercial packages. The probability of being regarded as a commercial package is relatively high if it exceeds 10kg, so please consider the weight of the package when you submit the waybill.

2. Too many of the same product is also a basis for being judged as a commercial package. Please try to avoid using the same package to send a large number of the same product.

3. In addition, due to customs policies, please choose to send pharmaceutical items with caution.

The above information is collected and sorted from Internet data, which is only for reference and does not have a standard guiding role.

Customs clearance instructions:

Customs clearance costs for non-duty-free/non-ioss proxy service routes will be borne by the user. Customs inspections of packages are basically in the form of random inspections. If the customs considers your package to be special (for example: large in size, too heavy or contains sensitive items, etc.), the customs will generally contact the recipient to provide an invoice or customs clearance documents (the costs required for customs clearance will be borne by the recipient). If the package is returned or destroyed due to the inability to contact the recipient or the recipient's refusal to cooperate in actively contacting the customs for customs clearance, the costs will be borne by the recipient.

Explanation on tax reforms in the UK and EU countries

From January 1, 2021, the UK tax reform will cancel the VAT exemption for goods below 15 pounds and change it to 0 pounds, that is, goods with a declared value of more than 0 pounds will be subject to VAT by customs. Users who purchase and transport goods on the Pandabuy platform will be responsible for the taxes and fees incurred.

From July 1, 2021, the EU tax reform will cancel the VAT exemption for goods below 22 euros and change it to 0 euros, that is, goods with a declared value of more than 0 euros will be subject to VAT by customs. At the same time, the EU has launched IOSS (one-stop import service). For goods below 150 euros, it is recommended to declare VAT through the IOSS number. Some logistics routes on the HandHunt platform provide IOSS services, which calculate and collect taxes according to the VAT fixed tax rates of EU countries and the declared amount of your package. You can choose whether to use the platform IOSS to pay taxes on your behalf according to your needs. The following are the relevant routes for your reference:

Warm Tips:

1. For parcels using the IOSS service, the total declared value after the parcel is submitted cannot be modified. If you need to modify it, please cancel the parcel and resubmit it.

2. For parcels using the IOSS service, the minimum declared amount will be limited to 30% of the value of the parcel contents, and the maximum declared value will be determined according to different routes.

3. The IOSS agent tax payment service simplifies the tax collection process, speeds up customs clearance, and improves customs clearance efficiency. However, it does not guarantee that your parcel customs clearance time limit will be shortened. Please refer to the operating time limit of the destination country customs for details.

4. If your parcel uses the IOSS agent tax payment service, the platform will pay taxes on your behalf. However, it does not guarantee that your parcel will not be taxed twice by the destination country customs. If you face this situation, Pandabuy recommends that you cooperate with the local customs to re-clear customs and pay taxes. After receiving the parcel, you can contact us with the tax bill and payment certificate to refund the platform paid taxes.

5. In order to protect the rights and interests of users and platforms, HandHunt cannot provide you with the IOSS number used by the platform.

What are the risks of purchasing goods at customs?

1. Risk warning:

For the purchased goods, the system will issue a risk warning for your goods when submitting the order and reviewing. After the goods are sent to our warehouse, our company will recommend a low-risk mailing method for you based on the product attributes and logistics transportation experience.

Warm reminder: For some goods, there will inevitably be certain customs risks (such as a small probability of return, fines, taxes, etc.), and the risk will be borne by you. Please understand.

2. Declaration related:

For the purchased goods, please refer to the reference of "1. Tariff thresholds of various countries" and logistics transportation experience to make reasonable declarations (users can choose to declare goods independently or fuzzy declarations when submitting packages).

Warm reminder: The probability of a package being taxed depends on the frequency of customs inspections and the impact of policies. Please refer to "Tariff thresholds of various countries" for details. For customs-related risks (such as return, fines, taxes, etc.), you will bear them yourself. Please understand.

In addition, if your goods are heavy or the value of the goods is high, the probability of customs inspections will increase. It is recommended that you try to avoid situations where the package is too heavy or the number of similar goods is too large.