How much is import tax on reels shipped from Japan?

[Bigs]

Im bidding on some high end japanese reels on ebay but have no clue what the import tax is once they arrive in the USA. And I tried googling it and couldnt find anything. The reels are gonna end up being somewhere between 250-325 or so. Can someone help me out before I overspend please. Thanks.

[KYntucky Warmouth]

Should be included in your final price through eBay.  Bought a Diawa Alpha 103 a little while back without anything extra on price and shipping.

[Chris W]

I too have bought several reels from japan and not had to pay anything but shipping and price of the reel. I assume it is included with the price.

[scbassin]

It's not included in the price. If it gets stopped at customs you will have a bill to pay before it's left with you. It also depends how the seller ships it on what your chances are of it getting stopped. It depends on the cost of the item as to the duty.

[Raul]

You may or you may not have to pay import taxes, it depends, the customs at the USPS do kinda like a lottery with packages coming from overseas, after X number of packages have crossed the line they pick one that will pay the taxes, also it depends on how the item is labeled when shipped ( ex: gift or sample ) and for how much it was invoiced.

I 've been purchasing import tackle for several years, shipped either to the US or to Mexico, not once I 've paid taxes.

When you can bet shure for import taxes is when the item is shipped via a shipping company like UPS or FEDEX or DHL, when I happen to order and the merchandise is shipped by that mean I always have to pay import taxes.

[KYntucky Warmouth]

You may or you may not have to pay import taxes, it depends, the customs at the USPS do kinda like a lottery with packages coming from overseas, after X number of packages have crossed the line they pick one that will pay the taxes, also it depends on how the item is labeled when shipped ( ex: gift or sample ) and for how much it was invoiced.

I 've been purchasing import tackle for several years, shipped either to the US or to Mexico, not once I 've paid taxes.

When you can bet shure for import taxes is when the item is shipped via a shipping company like UPS or FEDEX or DHL, when I happen to order and the merchandise is shipped by that mean I always have to pay import taxes.

I was wondering why when I bought my Alpha that an invoice was taped to the box that stated the value of the reel was $50 US.

[b.Lee]

I run my side business through ebay, if they are selling from another country in the american market all taxes are considered.  Only yahoo auction may have complications. They are just sending you a package most likely so it would be like receiving a gift from someone.  Usually large boxes or if you are receiving a large shipment of something they will usually import tax you.

[Bigs]

well hopefully I will luck out and pay nothing. I just won an auction on a daiwa orange pixy. I'd hate to have a hefty tax added on what I already paid. Bad enough I have to pay 18 bux shipping for a reel. I've shipped reels thruout the usa and its never more then 5 bux.

[Quarry Man]

any updates? Looking to buy a reel for about 150 (Chronarch ci4+) from japan shipping says 22$. Thanks

[DaveT63]

I've bought several reels, both new and used, from Japan, through ebay and direct from websites, and never paid a tax.  Of course shipping is going to be more expensive.  About $20 seems to be the going rate.

[FrankN209]

Last reel I bought from japanlure, shipping was $18.35. 

[DaveT63]

On ‎11‎/‎25‎/‎2009 at 11:16 PM, Bigs said:

well hopefully I will luck out and pay nothing. I just won an auction on a daiwa orange pixy. I'd hate to have a hefty tax added on what I already paid. Bad enough I have to pay 18 bux shipping for a reel. I've shipped reels thruout the usa and its never more then 5 bux.

Man, there are some real steals on Pixy's on ebay right now.  A Silver Micah for $95, and a PX68L for $130.  They may be a bit older technology, but still some SWEET reels!  One of these days I'm gonna pull the trigger on an Airy Red left-handed one.  Beautiful.  I like the orange, too, but my Sol has that color covered.

[Angry John]

Get a lot of stuff from japan, so far this week from plat and https://www.ichibantackle.com .  I had a few from ebay last week and have yet to be stopped for tax.  Just luck of the draw i would guess... I have not spent over 300 dollars at one time if that matters.

[bigturtle]

If your local carrier delivers it, then you wont get taxed. if a 3rd party company (fedex, ups, dhl) sends it, you will get taxed. One way to avoid getting taxed is to send your package by suing either EMS, SAL, or Airmail. Each of these carries has restrictions on sizing, and none will deliver goods over 1.5m long.

[rippin-lips]

2 hours ago, bigturtle said:

If your local carrier delivers it, then you wont get taxed. if a 3rd party company (fedex, ups, dhl) sends it, you will get taxed. One way to avoid getting taxed is to send your package by suing either EMS, SAL, or Airmail. Each of these carries has restrictions on sizing, and none will deliver goods over 1.5m long.

That’s not always true. I’ve ordered several rods from yahoo japan and never paid any fees other than the ridiculous shipping charges. They all have came by way of FedEx since they exceed size restrictions for other shipping companies. The last rod I got was a Megabass X7 and the shipping was $157. Luckily I won the auction for so cheap that it was still a steal on it even after shipping. 

[bigturtle]

3 minutes ago, rippin-lips said:

That’s not always true. I’ve ordered several rods from yahoo japan and never paid any fees other than the ridiculous shipping charges. They all have came by way of FedEx since they exceed size restrictions for other shipping companies. The last rod I got was a Megabass X7 and the shipping was $157. 

I got a X7 and my shipping was $68CAD, and I paid $82CAD in tax and surcharge, maybe yours was just bundled together. Theres no way the shipping itself was $157

[fishballer06]

14 hours ago, Quarry Man said:

any updates? Looking to buy a reel for about 150 (Chronarch ci4+) from japan shipping says 22$. Thanks

This thread is over 8 years old...

 

For what it's worth, I've bought probably around 10 reels from Japan and I've never had to pay any import taxes.

[fishwizzard]

I have bought a few rods and reels from Japan and piles of junk direct from china and never had to pay any tax or tariff. 

[Deleted account]

On 11/24/2009 at 6:53 PM, b.Lee said:

I run my side business through ebay, if they are selling from another country in the american market all taxes are considered.  Only yahoo auction may have complications. They are just sending you a package most likely so it would be like receiving a gift from someone.  Usually large boxes or if you are receiving a large shipment of something they will usually import tax you.

Ah, no. Its not like receiving a gift. Go to the customs website for what the letter of the law says. In practice though, on most international transactions, duties are not collected, much like sales tax for interstate commerce, but that's a different can of worms. The $ amount on which duty is incurred was recently increased for many items, again check the custom website, its all in there.

[rippin-lips]

12 hours ago, bigturtle said:

I got a X7 and my shipping was $68CAD, and I paid $82CAD in tax and surcharge, maybe yours was just bundled together. Theres no way the shipping itself was $157

My friends shipping was $175 on his rod. Unfortunately, the proxy service I used can charge you whatever they want. 

[bigturtle]

27 minutes ago, rippin-lips said:

My friends shipping was $175 on his rod. Unfortunately, the proxy service I used can charge you whatever they want. 

Holy cow, thats insane, but that probably has surcharges and taxes already added to it. I shipped my F5.1/2-70X7 in a tube via FedEX and my initial payment was very low, and i got hit with the rest of the charges after delivery. I know very rarely DHL doesnt charge you tax, as iv ordered reels off of digitaka a few times and only got charged 2/4 times. All worth about the same, with same size packaging.

[Drunkentigerrr]

Based on my experience it depends the value that the seller put on the shipping