tax on purchase from china

caibuadday · #1 Mar 8, 2007, 07:24 PM

I plan to buy some electronic equipments from a supplier in china,worth about 400 USD, is there some kind of "TAX" I have to pay

delite · Mar 9, 2007, 07:29 AM

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Originally Posted by caibuadday

I plan to buy some electronic equipments from a supplier in china,worth about 400 USD, is there some kind of "TAX" I have to pay

There would be no federal tax. However in theory you would be liable for your state's sales use tax. Rate is the same as regular sales tax.

Lowtax4eva · Mar 9, 2007, 08:40 AM

you may have to pay duty when it arrives also, but most electronics is duty exempt, depends where you live though



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