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Re: Shipping overseas as a "gift"?

Lighthouse24 — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 16:04:01 GMT

According to the U.S. Export Assistance Center (part of the U.S. Department of Commerce), the Netherlands allows a gift to enter duty free if the value is less than 45 Euros (about $66). Just based on that, it doesn't sound like your $450 shipment would qualify as a duty free gift.

Shipping overseas as a "gift"?

jonah305 — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 15:38:57 GMT

I have a potential customer from the Netherlands that has asked me if I could label her order as a gift in order for her to avoid paying an almost 50% import duty. Is this a common request and what would you do? It's a $450 order and our business is new so the $ would help.

Thanks for your suggestions.