Re: Cheap cellphones.

[Nick FitzGerald <nick () virus-l demon co uk>]

Drsolly to Dennis Henderson:

> > Actually you are supposed to pay customs on things that you buy from foreign
> > countries, so while the sale is legal, you're probably violating the law by
> > not reporting it and paying the tariff.
> >
> > The small fry largely go unnoticed, but that doesnt mean that its legal.
>  
> There's an amount below which you don't have to report it, isn't there? I 
> know there is when I walk through customs. I don't remember the amount.

That varies from country to country.  Many (most?) extend the "personal 
exemption" total for returning resident travellers to cover informal 
importing, such as purchasing from offshore mail-order, "internet 
shops" and so on.


Regards,

Nick FitzGerald

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