What is going on with Ebay.???

WatchCor · Oct 19, 2019

JwRosenthal
I haven’t purchased high dollar items on eBay from overseas (over $2k), but have never been charged duty- they have been held up for a few days, but that’s it. Not sure if there is a dollar threshold on value.

Wau. I have never bought a high value item outside of EU just because the Finnish Customs is so efficient in claiming VAT and duties from anything comin in outside of EU.

I have sold a IWC to US buyer and had to declare the total value and separate value of the watch components(dial, movement, case, bracelet). Don't know if the buyer had to pay customs duties for that one.

I have bought several cheaper items (straps, buckles) from outside and payed every cent of duties and customs for those.

Kinda wished I didn't have to. But then again we do get alot of good stuff for the taxes/customs duties we pay.

blubarb · Oct 19, 2019

IanES
Don't know if it's true but I heard that US Customs can be a little strange when people ship watches in to the USA. For example I heard that Rolex USA considers any Rolex watch being imported into the USA to be in breach of Rolex USA's copyright/trademarks. So, even a genuine rolex supplied by a legitimate european AD shipping in to the USA could be stopped/seized by US customs.

Don't know if that's true? Is it?

JwRosenthal
And if this is true, I wonder how that’s enforced considering there would need to be special accommodations made for Rolex specifically as goods from other brands get imported by third parties constantly.
Just another reason to hate Rolex- but that’s for a few different threads.

https://omegaforums.net/threads/importing-to-the-us.23048/

What is going on with Ebay.???

WatchCor

blubarb

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