so I miraculously managed to pre-order one of these almost 13 hours after pre-orders went live https://tamashiiweb.com/item/14850/ I've never had to import a toy sword before, how do I deal with customs exactly? DHL? FedEx? EMS? what HS code? 950300? or should it be 95030081? (main material is ABS)
>>10990323usually is like 30eur import taxes
Look up reduced tax rates for your country and give them a fake number. Like coffee table art book. Books are 7% in Germany.Then undervalue, too.
>>10990346that's not the issue my issue is the thing's a toy sword I'm looking at a proxy service's FAQ and it says FedEx and DHL won't even take toy swords >>10990353again, not the issue I just don't want to be taken to court for importing a "sword"
>>10990323Have you encountered a problem already or are you just anticipating it?Is that 21000yen? That's around 125€, under the 150€ treshold that forces you to do a fully detailed declaration yourself. Do you need to give specific instructions to the proxy? Can't they just put "plastic collectible toy" or something like that on the label?
>>10990323Shipping costs for something that big plus customs are going to rape your wallet anyways so you should have just bought it locally. Just checked and found a store in my country that has it on perorder for 150€ shipping included with no other extra costs. That's only 25 euros more than what you paid only for the sword, way better deal than importing it and having to find a proxy and paying the ridiculous shipping fees and the customs tax
>>10990400>Do you need to give specific instructions to the proxy?yes I also need to know what courier can actually handle it >>10990410can't find it in my country even if I could, it would be like €200 to €250 because retailers here are scum
>>10990360It’s not a sword, it’s a ‘video game prop replica’.
>>10990499what HS code is that
>>10990400yeah, as I said in >>10990444 this thing was €200 in my country
>>10990572 was meant for >>10990410
>>10990499What video game?
>>10990572>this thing was €200 in my countryI don't think there's going to be much of a difference after you pay the proxy, shipping and customs. I can see it being even more expensive after all that.
>>10990586there's no alternative to begin with, so
>>10990594>there's no alternative to begin withThere is: buying from an European country store. It would have been a better choice for an item like this nonetheless as you would have saved on customs and most probably shipping. I also learned about it the hard way, so I'm just giving advice for next time.
>>10990586This.OP, just cancel and order it from another EU country. I've seen past Proplica swords go for 115-125 at several EU retailers.
>>10990602well buying from Europe I'd have to ship the sword on its own and the issue of it being a "sword" wouldn't really go away (local laws) I can bundle it with other stuff like vidya and magazines through the proxy >>10990606canceling is not a thing I had to apply for the right to pre-order, then the application got approved manually a day later
>>10990629>the issue of it being a "sword" wouldn't really go awayIt most likely would since your shipment would have almost 0 risk of being inspected.
>>10990629Merch and people travel freely within the European Union without having to explain anything. Nobody would know the transport van is carrying a """sword""" and even if someone found out it'll be much easier to justify it's not a sword when you don't have to deal with the customs people.
>>10990508I live in Britistan, can’t help. Probably you could find a code for memorabilia or something.
Have you tried not living somewhere that doesn't allow you to own toy swords?
>>10990360bruh, hundreds of people ordered the Excalibur toy sword without issue many years ago
>>10998212pic related
Toy sword thread?
