Customs and Taxation

In general, if the declared value of the package is lower than the tariff threshold, the package normally will not be taxed (but fraud declaration is another matter). If your package is taxed, you need to pay taxes and help clear the customs, but the probability of this situation is very small, only 0.3% of the packages have been taxed so far.

States tariff threshold reference table:

CountryAmount
The United States800USD
Canada20CAD
The United KingdomNo tax exemption threshold 
Australia1000AUD
EU0 EUR
Russia10000RUB
Japan10000JPY
Singapore300USD
New Zealand300USD
Swiss100CHF
Korea150USD

Notes:  

1. The customs tax threshold of Switzerland is 100 Swiss francs and the VAT threshold is 65 Swiss francs.

2. Canadian, and European customs are strict in package inspection. Business express such as DHL, and UPS, have a large chance to be taxed.  

List of the various provinces of Canada’s tax

Province   of DeliveryGST Service Tax
PST Sales Tax
HST Consolidated Tax
Alberta5%
British   Columbia5%7%
Manitoba5%8%
New Brunswick13%
Newfoundland   & Labrador13%
Northwest   Territories5%
Nova Scotia15%
Nunavut5%
Ontario13%
Prince Edward   Island14%
Quebec5%9.98%
Saskatchewan5%5%
Yukon   Territory5%

How to avoid paying taxes? 

You can refer to the following suggestions: 

1. The weight of the package is the important basis for the customs to judge the package as a civil parcel or commercial parcel. A package weighing over 10 kg will be considered as a commercial package, so when you submit a delivery order, be sure to confirm the weight of your parcel. If you choose DHL, you also need to consider the volume of items (The charge of DHL is confirmed by both the volume and weight of the commodity).

2. The ceiling of the package weight is 30 kg. If your package is more than 30 kg, you can submit delivery orders respectively but suggested that each order cannot be more than 10 kg as well.

3. A large number of the same item can be regarded as a commercial package, too. So please avoid using the same parcel to send a lot of a single considerable product. 

4. As you know, we are sorry to tell you that we cannot give you a 100% guarantee that your parcel will be taxed or not.

Notes:

The number of the item and the weight of the package is the important basis for customs to judge the package as a civil or commercial parcel. A package that is more than 10 kg will be more likely to be seen as a commercial parcel, so when you submit a delivery order, be sure to confirm the weight of your parcel. And a large number of the same item can be regarded as a commercial package, too. So please try separating the single items into different parcels. 

Besides, limited by customs policy, especially food items, please be careful to send them overseas.

The above information is collected from the Internet data, only for your reference, and cannot be the standard guidance.

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