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US import duty on used mill made in Switzerland ?
- Thread starter Milacron
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EmGo
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- Apr 14, 2018
Gear machines used to be 3.9%. I thought most machinery was real close to 4% ?
Peter from Holland
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It depends per state isn`t it ???
Peter
Peter
gustafson
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No, states don't have anything to do with imports
I think you would have to dig through all the classifications to know for sure
blame your broker
I think you would have to dig through all the classifications to know for sure
blame your broker
AlfaGTA
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Nothing to add here....But since the deal seems done, do we get to know what machine you bought?
Just curious....Pictures?
Cheers Ross
Just curious....Pictures?
Cheers Ross
rklopp
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It looks like I paid 4.7% Duty when I imported a fixed table and slotting attachment for my Aciera F5.
Its still at the Charleston port... but here it is before shipment
https://www.practicalmachinist.com/...ron-wf2sa-soooo-nice-365250/?highlight=MikronAlfaGTA
Diamond
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Cool...Nice looking machine. Is it quiet?
Is this a personal acquisition or for resale?
Cheers Ross
Is this a personal acquisition or for resale?
Cheers Ross
Not here yet m’man... but it is purported to be the quietest gear head mill to ever set foot in the Netherlands
That's roughly the same import duty I paid on the FPS 300M I imported from germany, so yes, seems normal to me.
Peter from Holland
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So no difference between new and used ??
Peter
Peter
Swiss goodies arrived today...excellent crating Peter, thanks ! 
.....Connect to 380V tomorrow.... 
(just realized my wife shot is a strange optical illusion regarding comparitive sizes...she's 5'6" and the mill is just a little smaller than an FP2... LOL.. )
.....Connect to 380V tomorrow.... (just realized my wife shot is a strange optical illusion regarding comparitive sizes...she's 5'6" and the mill is just a little smaller than an FP2... LOL.. )There is no difference, duty is duty
That's a cute little machine, how does that compare in size the the Deckels? e.g. FP1 or FP2 ?
It strikes me as just a little smaller than a late model FP2... a tad larger than a Schaublin 13. A good home shop size IMHO.
EmGo
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This is not correct. There are tons of different classifications, and often the different classifications have different duty rates. Sometimes you can save quite a bit of money by choosing a different class, for the same thing. Probably not supposed to but hey, if two different descriptions both fit and one is cheaper ...
Well, OK, you are correct that there are many different duty rates. I was just referring to the new versus used category.....I don't believe that differentiation is made.
Peter from Holland
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In some countries it does
Thats why my question
Don
Nice to hear you liked my crating skills
Peter
Thats why my question
Don
Nice to hear you liked my crating skills
Peter
thermite
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Swiss goodies arrived today...excellent crating Peter, thanks ! View attachment 300095 View attachment 300096 View attachment 300097.....Connect to 380V tomorrow....
Now we know.. it was never ABOUT the Swiss goods. Yah have been lookng for an excuse to brag about the LADY!
Any one that is healthy and still SMILES after getting to know her guy is a good 'un!
Congratulations!
Oh... nice machine, too. And yes, I paid about the same duty to ship each of many data center housed web servers INTO Switzerland, too, IIRC. So I'd call that "normalized" and best you can do.
thermite
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Over 60 thousand back when I still had "the duty", 60 countries-plus. Not really one of the DETAILS Luke Hellmann and I discussed, either! Hellman's databases, rather. Founder's G'son or not, it was about as boringly-tedious as any database on-planet, and he already had other goals.
And yes. Some used goods are hit harder than new, and/or have stiff inspections for hazards they can acquire in the course of their normal use.
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