$800 vs $10K – US Customs tax I’ve bought luxury goods overseas that total around $5K, and will be heading back to the states in 2 days. Many people are saying you can possibly be taxed on anything that is over an $800 tax free amount, however, on the Declaration page, it only asks if you are bringing $10K worth of money or goods. What is the $800 limit about and how does th…

Is 1.5 hour a long enough layover in AMS to get through customs? We have a connecting flight through AMS from JFK and will need to go through customs at AMS. Our flight is in mid-November. Will 1.5 hour be long enough to make it through customs at AMS at that time of year? TIA! submitted by /u/ch0nkymeowmeow

The British Museum Shop guarantees no customs fees duties for international orders, how are they doing this? They have a thing top left corner of store page saying ‘postage includes all customs and import duties’. I tried seeing the cost of delivery for a British Museum t-shirt to Brazil – shipping alone comes to £59.99! (‘Worldwide’), Europe is £29.99. Is there a way you can pre-pay tariffs etc? ​ ​ submitted by /u/wayanonforthis

Traveling to Osaka from out of Houston with a layover in Tokyo. When will I have to go through customs? I land in Tokyo at around 3:25pm and my flight to Itami takes off at 5pm. This so my first trip to japan. Do I have to go through customs once I land in Tokyo? Or do I not do that until I reach my actual destination (Osaka)? I’m unable to find any information about answering this. Also, is there anything I have to do/can do online in advance to…

UK customs/import duty? For goods arriving from outside the UK, custom duty must be paid on goods over £135. Right now, my fulfilment method is dropshipping. Currently all my products are under the £135 threshold, but I want to add products over that for backend marketing. Are there any options I’m missing besides importing products to a 3PL in the UK or mailing to hom…

Should we be worried about US customs? My boyfriend (26 m) is coming to visit me in the U.S for a month. He has a UK passport and also French permanent residency. We’ve been together a little over a year, we met while I was living abroad, and I usually go over to visit him in France but we wanted him to visit me here this time. He has a return ticket booked, but he’s recently got his…

When in my trip does US customs clearance occur? I’m traveling from Malta (Europe) to D.C. with a 1 hour layover in Istanbul. Non-U.S. citizen. I’ve been to the U.S. before but I can’t remember as it’s been a while – does anyone know when I’d have to go through U.S. customs / DHS check? I’m asking as my layover in IST is pretty short so I don’t want to stress about missing my flight to D.C. if…

Do I need to declare inherited/gifted goods at airport customs? My partner’s mother recently suddenly passed away, and while she unfortunately didn’t write a will she told the husband that she wished to give me (x) goods next time I could see her in person. It was difficult to meet up as we live in different countries. The husband has since given me (x) goods to take back with me to my home country. Specifi…

There’s a New Global Entry App for US Customs International travel is about to get a little easier for the more than 12 million members of U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) Global Entry program. Earlier this month, GBP announced the launch of a new mobile app which would allow Global Entry members to complete their arrival processing on their phone… Read more…

When a U.S. citizen is stopped by U.S. Customs and has their luggage inspected and is asked about their employment and trip, what is the purpose of that? I recently traveled back to the USA and was asked about my employment and employer. I overheard one of the workers saying they are doing what the computer is telling them to input. What is the reason for this? submitted by /u/Tasteesmell

LAX customs times Please direct me if there’s a better sub for this question. I’m flying back from an international trip that is expected to land at 6 am at LAX, and I my next flight is scheduled to leave at 8 am. Will I have enough time to get through customs and the airport to make my flight? Or do I need to call American airlines lol submitted by /u/…

Lost/delayed baggage with possible food inside that was not reported at customs – how screwed am I Flew from WAW to IAD with a layover in MUC yesterday (August 26) (Lufthansa and United). Flight LH1613 and LH414, respectively. One of my checked suitcases was not loaded onto the plane in Munich because I got an email from Lufthansa. I tried to file a complaint online and it asks me if I have anything to declare so I remembered I probably had s…

Customs, VAT, and shipping precious items with complex value TLDR: I am importing equipment to the EU which is super valuable but can’t be sold. I am moving to the EU (France first) and need to ship my belongings. I own some industrial electronics which I use for work, which are extremely expensive (30k+ USD) at retail. I could never afford that, so over a few years I refurbished them myself from broken s…

I’m a little confused about going through customs when entering Singapore. According to the ICA website books, movies, food, and video games are considered controlled substances and must be declared at the red channel with the proper authorization otherwise I’ll be sent to the relevant authorities for approval. Is going through the red channel and getting approval for my stuff a big deal/take a long time? Do I have to …

Atlanta airport customs is a total nightmare I just came back from a 10 day trip to Italy from the United States – my first overseas trip – and connected through Atlanta on my way back home. Little did I know that going through customs would be something straight out of hell that would take about 2 hours of standing in lines to get through. The sequence of events was something like this: …

Stopped at US Customs Before Entering Canada I’ve never had this happen before. I was driving back to Canada from the US and before I could drive to the Canadian Customs I was diverted to the American Customs where I was questioned and a quick search of my vehicle was conducted. When I was released I drove to the Canadian Customs for a much less involved discussion about my travel before I…

My first LCL shipment got pulled for Intense Customs Exams So this is unfortunate. First time shipping via container and I chose to do LCL through FreighTOS (Unipower) ClearIt as my customs broker. Everything was going smoothly until we got to customs. I got word that MY shipment got flagged for intense exam. (Apparently it was just mine out of the whole container) I’m getting a lot of invoices coming i…

Customs searching phones? I’ve seen a few posts of people complaining about cbp searching their phones and all that stuff. I recently had my phone searched by cbp the guy had my phone for about 10-15 minutes if that. Did he just swipe through it or did he make a copy of my data? I’m just confused how it works. submitted by /u/Level-Tonight4096

Lost piece of paper given to me going through customs to leave Mexico. As the title says, I went through an automated customs control, it provided a piece of paper that I’m supposed to bring back with me to the airport. It’s my first time traveling, and in all the chaos of constantly moving around, I’m not sure what has happened to it. What options do I have here? My flight is on Wednesday. submitted by /u/…

US Customs Tax Question I went to Italy in October 2022 and bought around $5k worth of items. When I returned to the US, I declared the merchandise. The CBP officer look through my luggage and asked me to fill out the declaration form for the items, which I did. The officer told me I had to pay around $300, but because there was no cashier at that time, he told me that…