US Import Duties on Chinese Antiques

vilhelmsson · 3rd January 2020, 06:52 PM

I received the nice New Year's surprise of a surprisingly large import duty on an antique Chinese sword this morning.

When I called DHL, the duty/tax rep reviewed my paperwork and said, "Sir, we are in a trade war with China."

Just a tip, if you're in the US and importing a Chinese 100+ year old antique from out of the country, even if it's not being imported from China (say, the UK), be prepared for a roughly 15% import duty.

This might, of course, be lowered within the next few weeks if the end of the trade war truly is nigh.

3rd January 2020, 06:52 PM	#1
vilhelmsson Member Join Date: Feb 2019 Location: Bay Area Posts: 57	US Import Duties on Chinese Antiques I received the nice New Year's surprise of a surprisingly large import duty on an antique Chinese sword this morning. When I called DHL, the duty/tax rep reviewed my paperwork and said, "Sir, we are in a trade war with China." Just a tip, if you're in the US and importing a Chinese 100+ year old antique from out of the country, even if it's not being imported from China (say, the UK), be prepared for a roughly 15% import duty. This might, of course, be lowered within the next few weeks if the end of the trade war truly is nigh.