Help with transaction (EU seller, US buyer) (1 Viewer)

[CallingStation614]

Hey folks,

this is sort of a joint post from @MitchCumstein and myself.

We agreed on terms for the purchase of my EPT set, currently listed in the classifieds. I wanted to ask if there are any EU sellers that recently shipped chips into the US and can give me some advice regarding customs. A few questions:

1) Online I found out that some items are prohibited from entering the US. "Counterfeited" goods are listed as well. So naturally, my first question is, would the ceramics I have listed be regarded as counterfeited products?

2) If not, how would I declare them in customs form CN23? I've heard from parcels being sent back due to the lack of detail when describing the goods.

3) What value do I assign to each chip? I could simply put 0,15c, which would leave the overall value of the goods below 100$, which would be free from any fees, however in reality the chips are a bit more expensive, you could check justins group buys to know that.

4) A question from @MitchCumstein is, how the customs fee is usually paid. Is the freight forwarder paying the fee and billing him after he received the goods?

I hope that we can get some input, happy for any feedback!

Cheers,
@MitchCumstein & @CallingStation614

 

[louBdub]

@germany

 

[louBdub]

@OfficerLovejoy @5aces @anstossfreak

 

[BGinGA]

Just list them as "set of toy game tokens" and show a value for the single 'set' (not per chip). Unlikely that any customs fees will get added if shipped to an address in the USA.

 

[5aces]

If you ship from Germany to the US, there won’t be any fees/custons for the recipient.
I always used the CN22 (used this form to Switzerland recently, USA might be CN32?!) form, which was automatically added, when I purchased the label.
You may declare them as „toy game tokens“ and as origin „USA“.
I think, if you ship like 300 chips for 300$ you have to clarify, that there are 300 x 1 chips of $1, each. That’s what I always do.

Sometimes the buyer ask to lower the declared price to lower the risk of theft, but that’s something between you, the buyer and probably not desired by customs.

 

[Darson]

Just note that if you get insurance to cover accidental loss during shipping you can’t value the chips less than the insurance value.