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31 March 2017, 05:27 AM | #31 | |
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31 March 2017, 06:02 AM | #32 |
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I always declare when I purchase abroad. Although the exact amount can be arbitrary, 2-3% is a pretty safe bet on the amount in excess of your family's duty free allowance and are occasionally waved through without paying anything if they're busy. You do not pay FL sales tax as someone else posted.
If your bag randomly got checked, it would be awfully hard to explain why you took your watch's box, manuals, and warranty card on vacation with you! I believe the penalty can be several multiples of the proper amount of duty and even confiscation at worst. Not to mention a red flag at future entries and illegible for global entry. |
31 March 2017, 06:27 AM | #33 |
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Loos great on you. Enjoy!
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31 March 2017, 07:18 AM | #34 |
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Looks brilliant in blue very nice and its a photogenic watch.
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31 March 2017, 09:33 AM | #35 |
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Congrats great deal!
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31 March 2017, 10:48 AM | #36 |
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They do go through your wallet, had that happen to me, they looked at every receipt in my wallet, I was pulled into a side room coming back from Central America.
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31 March 2017, 12:47 PM | #37 |
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Gorgeous watches enjoy. Very nice deal as well.
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31 March 2017, 01:04 PM | #38 |
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HERE IS THE REAL:
if you get caught you have to pay the sales tax equal to your state's % and a super small penalty/administration fee. and how do you get caught? prove you paid taxes on that watch. you cant? no worries, we got an answer lol. |
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31 March 2017, 02:42 PM | #40 |
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how do u get 17.7% back vat? thought global blue and the sort you end up with 12%
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31 March 2017, 03:59 PM | #41 |
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Congrats on the beautiful watch.
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31 March 2017, 04:19 PM | #42 |
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Wow great deal.
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31 March 2017, 04:54 PM | #43 |
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congrats
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31 March 2017, 05:10 PM | #44 |
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Congrats.
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31 March 2017, 08:50 PM | #45 |
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In Barcelona Vat was I believe 21%. Global Blue will give back 17.7 and keep rest if you opt the 4 weeks credit card reimburse option. If you want instant cash back you only get around 15% back.
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31 March 2017, 08:52 PM | #46 |
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Nice piece, congrats!
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He said that if they caught you, you'd pay double the duty, and they'd flag you so that any time afterwards that you entered the country, you would be thoroughly screened. He said that with a gleam in his eye that made me think of never lying to customs in any country. As for the OP's great deal (congrats on a beautiful watch) I wonder how much of this great deal was due to the exchange rate and how much was due to being in Spain, where the economy is in the toilet?
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31 March 2017, 09:43 PM | #48 |
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Congratulations
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31 March 2017, 10:33 PM | #49 |
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Brandon - i'm heading to Barcelona in October, i might just have to follow your lead, thanks for the post!
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I have always wondered if Customs in the USA will know you are bringing back any goods in which you filed for VAT exemption as they take your passport number and put it on the refund request form.
You would think that once that is punched in the computer in Europe that US customs would have the info pop up on their screen when they swiped your passport upon reentry into the USA.
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31 March 2017, 11:03 PM | #51 |
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Great deal. I'd be all over that piece, especially at that price. Enjoy it in good health.
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1 April 2017, 01:36 AM | #52 |
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7 April 2017, 10:57 PM | #53 |
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Same here. What was model availability like? Obviously it will be different in ~6 months but exchange rates and VAT refund of 17.7% make this potentially very appealing (even with customs).
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7 April 2017, 11:06 PM | #54 |
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So it seems like it's 6% plus a $2.19 per watch admin fee. This is according to:
https://www.dutycalculator.com/hs-co....99.0000/1169/ Your state sales tax is also due. Seems like this may fall apart at the import level if you're planning to fully declare. |
8 April 2017, 12:28 AM | #55 | |
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8 April 2017, 01:48 AM | #56 |
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If you didn't want to pack the box...you could just Fed-Ex it separately..
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10 April 2017, 09:57 PM | #57 | |
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After doing some research I came across multiple threads which indicated that the fees are 3% after subtracting the $800 exemption.
/www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=441526 Quote:
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10 April 2017, 10:15 PM | #58 |
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If you really want a avoid customs taxes in the USA never forget that unmounted gem stones enter the country tax free. My dad's firm does business with Debeers in S. Africa. My mom wanted a really nice diamond ring when they were there for a meeting. I reminded her of the rules about importing unmounted stones. She bought an extremely expensive fancy diamond and brought it back to the states. They declared the stone at customs, the agent inspected it and waved them through. If they had put it in a ring there would have been duty due.
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