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JMO
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Location: Daegu
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 Posted: Sun Nov 29, 2009 8:34 am Post subject: Buying a laptop off Ebay |
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i want to get the HP DV2 and the prices seem cheaper when buying off ebay than in korea. I checked Gmarket and danawa.
A friend of mine has had electronics shipped to him without having to pay any duty. So I'm wondering, is there a threshold where you start to pay duty? Also has anyone bought a laptop from overseas and had to pay duty? |
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tired of LA
Joined: 06 Nov 2006
Location: Seoul
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pkang0202
Joined: 09 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Sun Nov 29, 2009 6:28 pm Post subject: |
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| Tell the seller to declare the value of the contents at like $90. For the description they write "Used netbook". |
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JMO
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| Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2009 3:18 am Post subject: |
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| If the VAT is 10%, I would only be paying 70000 w tax or so after shipping. Is is worth it? In other words, do customs ever decide to impound items they think are not 'used'? |
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pkang0202
Joined: 09 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2009 6:33 am Post subject: |
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| JMO wrote: |
| If the VAT is 10%, I would only be paying 70000 w tax or so after shipping. Is is worth it? In other words, do customs ever decide to impound items they think are not 'used'? |
You won't have any problems. Customs isn't going to waste time on a single computer.
Only 40% of packages ever get scrutinized by Customs. Even then, a smaller percentage of those actually get opened and examined. A single notebook computer won't raise any eyebrows. |
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