What will the custom duty for a $200 phone from China

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Brendon said:
I got a notice only once for a $150 lens which the new one costs $800 but since the one I got had fungus it was sold cheap. I sent them the ebay listing which had the shipping address. So they released the lens to me and charged me duty only on the $150 part and not on $800 which I gladly paid.
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Bingo! No duty based on MRP levied.

That is to say if it ever was levied at MRP and you wanted to challenge it then you could provided you had the customs receipt. SnS as far as i understand does not provide one. Now whether one chooses to do that or not is the question.

But i have to wonder why you'd buy a lens with a fungus in the first place (!) How easy is it to clean the fungus out.
 
blr_p said:
Bingo! No duty based on MRP levied.

That is to say if it ever was levied at MRP and you wanted to challenge it then you could provided you had the customs receipt. SnS as far as i understand does not provide one. Now whether one chooses to do that or not is the question.

But i have to wonder why you'd buy a lens with a fungus in the first place (!) How easy is it to clean the fungus out.
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Fungus can be cleaned for around 1500 bucks (those days) and as long as its not wide spread it can be cleaned off. The savings can be a lot however.

That said I received a notice on customs. In most cases you don't receive a notice but a bill with the duty you have to pay. If you wish to contest that you need to pay the duty first.

My case was different. I didn't pay anything and if I didn't provide any proof they would have kept or destroyed the lens.
 
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