Help!~Custom Duty for Camera bought on ebay

[luckyaw]

I recently bought two cameras from a Taiwanese seller via E-bay.
As the cameras are now on their way to the U.S., I now become really worry that I might ended up paying lots of money for custom duty~
Does anyone have any similar experience?
I really couldn't find any info either on dpreview or google!
Thanks,

 

[corkyg]

Read Section XVIII, Chapter 90 here. You may not have to pay anything.

http://www.usitc.gov/tata/hts/bychapter/index.htm

 

[luckyaw]

ok~ ok~ thanks!
I just learned that as long as the seller don't claim the item value too high outside on the package, there is no need for me to worry about custom duty!

 

[extra]

Actually I believe for digital cameras you want Chapter 85, but I could be wrong. =p It would fall under the digital still image video cameras section. However, still, you don't have to pay anything (unless you're importing a camera from a trade restricted country lol, but you aren't, don't worry). Nice to live in the U.S. sometimes huh?

Lenses I believe are going to fall under 9002.20.80 . The rate is 2.9% from some countries, and free for quite a few other ones that we have free trade agreements with.

 

[aphex]

Not condoning the practice by any means, but i've found MANY eBay sellers from Hong Kong / Taiwan seem to mark their packages as 'Gift'. I've never ordered a camera (or anything of decent value), but i've also never had any customs duties levied against me.