If you are visiting a foreign country on business or pleasure you may buy some goodies to bring home. When you get back to America, you must declare these items, and the higher the value, the more money you have to pay.
So, what do you have to declare? Is it just souvenirs? Below is a list that would serve as your guide as to what to tell the customs and immigration agents.
The things that you bought and brought with you to the United States.
Items you received as gifts, such as wedding or birthday presents.
Inherited items.
Items you bought in duty-free shops, on the ship, or on the plane.
Repairs or alterations to any items you took abroad and then brought back, even if the repairs/alterations were performed free of charge.
Those items that you brought home for someone.
Items you intend to sell or use in your business.
Also, if you acquired items in the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, or in a Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act country (see section on $800 exemption for a list of these countries) and asked the merchant to send them to you, you must still declare them when you go through customs. This is quite different from the procedure for mailed items.
You should also state on the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) declaration the amount that you paid for the items, in U.S. currency. The price must include all taxes. If you are not sure, then estimate the amount. If you did not buy the item yourselffor example, if it is a giftestimate its fair retail value in the country where you received it.
Remember: Even if you used the item you bought on your trip, it’s still dutiable. You must declare the item at the price you paid or, if it was a gift, at its fair market value.
If the value of your items exceeds the exemption, then you’ll have to pay a customs fee. This can cost a lot sometimes.
It’s best if you check with the CBP rules and regulations before you go on your trip abroad. You won’t have to pay a lot of money at customs if you know how and what to shop abroad.
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