Hi everyone,
I´m new in Taiwan, I arrived to Taiwan a couple of month ago. Perhaps you can help me with this questions?
How can I buy stuff from amazon (books, electronics, clothes) and have them delivered here in Taiwan.
I want to know about shipping fees, customs taxes (if any), or if there is a company that can handle this type of service.
Thanks you so much for your help!
Your questions are too general I’ve had no problems buying things online and shipping them to Taipei. You should factor in customs tax - I just bought something off ebay and the site estimated shipping and duties for Taiwan and in NT$ no less.
These threads should give you an idea of what I’m talking about (Next time, try searching the forums first)
forumosa.com/taiwan/viewtopi … 1&t=125245
forumosa.com/taiwan/viewtopi … 8&t=133270
Welcome to Taiwan:)
I am ordering and shipping clothes to my parents who live in the states. They will then send to me in Taiwan. Value exceeds 3000NT, will it be taxed?
If the sender states on the customs declaration that the value of the clothing is over $100 US, then, yes the items will be taxed. Seen it happen twice. One girl’s mom sent her a package of her pre-owned clothing from the US and wrote the original retail value of the items on the customs declaration. The woman went to pick up the package at the post office and refused to pay the duty, which I think was close to $1000 NT. I had to go to the post office and sort things out. She argued that the items were her used items, and she didn’t want to pay a duty. Of course, the post office wouldn’t release the package to her. The post office was kind enough to call customs and I got to talk to a customs official. He was very helpful and explained things very well for me. Turns out that there is a tariff for imported clothing and the key is the declared value. Clothing with a declared value of $100 or more US dollars will be taxed. Anyhow, he explained that the post office could send the package back to customs, and the woman could go to customs, where the package would be opened, and she could probably get the items reassessed at a lower non-dutiable value. Hah, hah. Sure. That would have involved taking a day off from work and a road trip. After lots of crying, the woman paid the duty and got her shirts. Another person’s mother sent through the post a custom made wedding dress and wrote the purchase value of the dress on the customs declaration. I don’t remember how much she paid in duty, but it was a hell of a lot more than $1000NT. So the moral of the story? Make sure your clothing has a declared value of less than $100 dollars if you don’t want to pay duty.