Paying Tax On Books Sent From Overseas

[erezsp]

I've just made a purchase on the B&N website .

The whole purchase for about 6 books sums up to 193 USD.

I understand that once the books are delivered here ,I will have to get to the post office and be charged for the tax.

How much tax should I expect to pay? Is it calculated straight forward as 10% of the sum ,as appearing on the bill or should I expect some surprises?

Does anyone have any experience with that?

Thanks.

[Ulysses G.]

The law is supposed to be that there is no duty if the books are worth less than $150 U.S., so I never order more than that.

I'm afraid that I have no idea what they will charge you for more than that.

[Taro]

The law is supposed to be that there is no duty if the books are worth less than $150 U.S., so I never order more than that.

I'm afraid that I have no idea what they will charge you for more than that.

Thanks for the info. Getting ready to order some books from Amazon and now I know to keep it under 150. I'm assuming that's just the price of the books, right? Not the total of the bill (which will include shipping)?

[Thanyaburi Mac]

I used to get boxes of 2nd hand pocket books via snail mail from the U.S., the old CHEAP "M-Bag" service of the USPS. They never ran over $100, I'd expect, probably closer to $40 including postage. However, I was NEVER asked anything at all by the Thai post office folks when I went down to pick them up. Sad day when the USPS dropped that service.

Mac

[Ulysses G.]

The law is supposed to be that there is no duty if the books are worth less than $150 U.S., so I never order more than that.

I'm afraid that I have no idea what they will charge you for more than that.

Thanks for the info. Getting ready to order some books from Amazon and now I know to keep it under 150. I'm assuming that's just the price of the books, right? Not the total of the bill (which will include shipping)?

That is why the law is supposed to be, but this is Thailand, so it is difficult to be sure of it will be interpreted by customs.

[erezsp]

The law is supposed to be that there is no duty if the books are worth less than $150 U.S., so I never order more than that.

I'm afraid that I have no idea what they will charge you for more than that.

Thanks for the info. Getting ready to order some books from Amazon and now I know to keep it under 150. I'm assuming that's just the price of the books, right? Not the total of the bill (which will include shipping)?

That is why the law is supposed to be, but this is Thailand, so it is difficult to be sure of it will be interpreted by customs.

I guess I just need to wait and see...will keep you updated

[lvriesling]

The law is supposed to be that there is no duty if the books are worth less than $150 U.S., so I never order more than that.

I'm afraid that I have no idea what they will charge you for more than that.

Thanks for the info. Getting ready to order some books from Amazon and now I know to keep it under 150. I'm assuming that's just the price of the books, right? Not the total of the bill (which will include shipping)?

That is why the law is supposed to be, but this is Thailand, so it is difficult to be sure of it will be interpreted by customs.

I guess I just need to wait and see...will keep you updated

You can see a guide to the international system of import item classifications here:

http://www.wcoomd.or...retable2007.htm

and the entire table of Thai import taxes according to this international system of classification can be seen here:

http://igtf.customs....40231F2/Notif12(01)_eng/Notif12(01)_eng.pdf

Also see my recent post here: http://www.thaivisa....__fromsearch__1

In that post, I attached the entire Master Table of Thai Customs Duty Rates (in English), for easy downloading & use by everyone.