USA customs charge question

Fritha_2

Hello, since you lovely lot helped me work out how I actually send stuff to America I need to know how much I can send before the poor people on the other end get stung for customs charges! I've tried looking it up, but I got completely lost (again!)

How much is the limit, cost wise that I can send over? I'll be selling in £'s

Is it per item? Or is it in total?

If the latter and the total amount comes to more than they're allowed can I send them in a couple (or more) packages?

Thanks for your help :-)

digerati

Fritha wrote: »

Hello, since you lovely lot helped me work out how I actually send stuff to America I need to know how much I can send before the poor people on the other end get stung for customs charges! How much is the limit, cost wise that I can send over? I'll be selling in £'s Is it per item? Or is it in total?

Basically packages whose declared value is under US$200 will generally be cleared without tax or duty if you fill in a CN22 customs declaration. A bill or invoice should be enclosed within too.

You can split larger value shipments into several below the $200 threshold, but don't send them all at the same time as they will likely be flagged for closer inspection.

See the US Customs website for details.