Shipping Information : Duties and tax
is on imported goods is different from country to country. Some countries are
easy to import into, and have few restrictions and no duties or taxes. Other
countries are more restrictive and apply duties and taxes. Below are some
general points of advice to consider. a. No Sales
Tax Charged By Genustech o No sales taxes or hidden
fees are charged by Genustech. However, you may need to pay taxes on
your local side when you receive the goods. o When you buy
from Genustech, and the products are delivered to your country, this is by
definition importing. This means the process
to receive the goods will usually be different to simply buying mail-order
products from shops inside your country. b. Import
Duty and Sales Tax Charged By Your Country: o Some countries
charge tax on certain imported products, at certain quantity/value levels. Some
countries do not. You are responsible for finding out the situation in your own
country. o Many countries
charge two kinds of tax when you import anything from overseas. These are
(1) Sales Tax (VAT); (2) Import Duty. Usually these taxes are not very high, and
the tax is calculated according to the value of the goods (+ shipping
sometimes). On the other hand, many countries do not charge
any tax on certain types of goods, or on small shipments. c. Declared
Value: Packet Value Affects Tax o The term
"ad valorem" in import taxes means that the tax you have to pay is
calculated as a percentage of the total value of the goods (+sometimes the
shipping too). Obviously there would be an advantage to declare the value of
the goods lower in such cases. Genustech will not falsely declare the value of
a package as it is illegal to do so. d. Declared
Contents: Packet Contents Affect Tax o Legally
the declared contents of a package must be true and accurate for customs
purposes. Genustech will not falsely label a package with other than its true
contents. e. How to
Pay Import Taxes o If you have to
pay any tax on the goods you receive, the most common way is that the taxes are
first paid at customs by the courier (e.g. DHL, FedEx, and UPS) and then you
simply pay back the courier using cash or your credit card, when they deliver
the goods to your door. f. Why You
Need To Do Your Own Research o Import and tax
rules are (a) different in every country; (b) changing often; (c) highly
dependent on the shipment size and contents; and (d) not consistently applied
by your country's different ports and customs houses. Therefore Genustech
cannot offer you specific advice about how much tax you will have to pay, or
any guarantees related to this issue. g. Tax
Liability o The importer is
solely responsible for all import taxes, sales taxes, and any other
customs-related charges. o Genustech
accepts no liability for any such charges. Importing taxes and charges cannot
and will not be quoted/predicted, and they cannot be reimbursed to you under
any circumstances. o If an importer
refuses to pay taxes or otherwise refuses to comply with requirements of the
importing or customs clearance process, the goods will usually not be delivered
successfully. In such cases the goods could be seized by customs, destroyed, or
returned back to Hong Kong. In any such cases you, the importer, bear sole
responsibility provided no error has been made by Genustech in following your
order requirements. h. Getting
More Information About Taxes o Please
undertake your own research about import regulations and taxes in your country.
We can offer informal pre-sales advice, but we will not offer any formal advice
or guarantees due to this issue is beyond our control. My package is not here yet Packages/Deliveries
can sometimes take longer than expected to arrive. They are not normally lost
and we pay an insurance supplement to our shippers to prevent this from
happening. Even though we know you may be desperate to receive your delivery
then please wait up to 30 days just in case there is some hold up in the postal
service. This should not happen as a matter of course and should be a rare
occurrence. Please contact us and we will do our best to rectify the situation
if you still are waiting for your products after 30 days. |