Goods bought from Chinamanner are DDP - delivered duty paid, right?
Wrong, sorry. We do not - and cannot - calculate, predict, or guess the import taxes and duties and other associated charges you may have to pay in your country when the goods arrive. Please find out about this before you start placing orders.
Taxes On Imported Goods - PLEASE READ BEFORE ORDERING
Do I have to pay taxes?
How much will the import tax be?
What about customs duties?
Do you deliver duty paid?
We don't add taxes, VAT, or other hidden charges. You pay us what you see on the order screen, i.e. goods subtotal + shipping cost.
HOWEVER - In most countries in the world you have to pay taxes on imported goods. That's life.
Sometimes goods under a certain value, or in certain categories, do not incur taxes.
The rules are different in every country.
In any one country the rules are often applied differently in different places, and sometimes rather randomly.
sz-ebuy is based in China. We are a Chinese company. Therefore anything you buy from us is going to be imported as far as your customs are concerned.
Unfortunately there is no way for us to know the rules, regulations, customs, traditions, practices, loopholes, schemes, systems, paperwork, codes, laws, or rulings of any country.
As such we cannot, and will not, offer advice about taxes in your country.
As the buyer, it is your responsibility to find out that information before you order.
To state that another way, if you order goods from us and feel that you've been unexpectedly 'stung' with taxes at your end, please don't blame us. Please also note that if you are drop-shipping, it is your customers who may have to pay taxes on receipt of the goods: we can't avoid this so please find out as much as you can before ordering.
If you find out information about the import tax situation in your country, and you believe there are ways for you to minimize the taxes you have to pay (or eliminate the taxes altogether), WE ARE MORE THAN HAPPY TO FOLLOW YOUR INSTRUCTIONS regarding labelling, packing, declarations, invoices, etc. Just tell us what you need.
If you don't tell us anything we will just state on the shipping waybill the "China Nominal Retail Value" and the goods will be declared as Samples. In many countries this still means you're going to have to pay tax to the courier when you sign for the goods.
That is why our overall statement about tax is always as follows:
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Regarding import taxes on products delivered from China, please consult your local tax office. sz-ebuy cannot offer tax advice and accepts no responsibility for tax costs incurred to customers importing our goods from China. If you see statements online by third parties about sz-ebuy products and tax issues, please note these are not endorsed by this company.
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If you have feedback or useful information regarding import regulations and taxes in your country, please email us. It will help other sz-ebuy members.
If you have special instructions for your orders, please always add them to the comments field in the online checkout process. This will ensure that your instructions are followed by our packing/ shipping team.
Do I Have To Pay VAT / Sales Tax?
Do I have to pay VAT or any other form of sales tax on products bought through sz-ebuy?
We do not add any additional charges or taxes in China.
What you see on the invoice summary on the final checkout screen is what you have to pay to sz-ebuy.
Possible additional costs to you may include:
- bank transfer charges,
- Paypal money 'upload' (i.e. deposit) charges,
- and any import duties that are levied at customs.
Please note that if you are re-selling (or drop-shipping) goods from sz-ebuy it is your responsibility to ensure you are abiding by the tax (and other) regulations for selling goods in your home country and the destination country.
Please note that if you are drop-shipping to end customers it is your responsibility to let them know about any taxes they may have to pay when receiving goods from the courier.