Question for international customers

[Armored_Berserk]

I receive tomorrow a statue from Sideshow.
Customs sent me the invoice and it appears that I have to pay duty fees (6.5%) plus the usual VAT (20%).
And I'm really surprise since for Bane PF I didn't have to pay these 6.5% fees.

I've told them that tariff code is 9703 so I should not have to pay duty fees and they answer me that it only true if you sculpture is limited to...8 pieces!!

What is the truth here?
I really have the feeling they are wrong...

[Y3E]

We Canadians have been going through similar situation, paying extra 6.5% duty fee due to Harmonized code 3926.40.000 entered on our invoices but VS1976 has been able to argue it with Canadian customs and received 6 refunds.

I Google "Canadian Harmonized code (enter code) duty fees" and don't recall the codes them specifying a number of statues but maybe each country have there own interpretation.

Check out this thread.
http://www.statueforum.com/showthread.php?t=159039

[Armored_Berserk]

Thanks for the thread link, going to post on it!

Sideshos used the code 9503009590, now it's 9703.000.00

[Y3E]

Here's the description from Canada Customs:
code 9703 - Original sculptures and statuary, in any material.Note: The General Tariff rate that applies to goods of this tariff item is the Most-Favoured-Nation Tariff rate.

code 9503.00.9590 - I don't see a .9590 but do have .9095 - 9503.00.90 95 Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size ("scale") models and similar recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kinds. - Other - Other: - Handicraft and hobbycraft kits

Duty is free on both of these codes. Again, no indication of number of products in the descriptions.

You should check your customs description

[aa909]

that is ridiculous! 6.5% on top of 20% VAT?!?! what are they doing with all this tax money they collect?