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How much customs duty and taxes on wedding dresses imported from China in 2020

How to avoid customs duty to import wedding gowns from China

October 20, 2020

When you plan to import wedding dresses from China, are you worried that you will have to pay high import duties? Do you know how to calculate the customs duty?

0 customs duty for small business

Wedding dresses imported from China, if you are not a one-time purchase of the number of containers, a small number of wedding dresses through air freight, basically do not need to pay customs duties.

How to avoid the customs tax

For example, Ms. Laura is the owner of a wedding dress shop that plan to purchase eight dresses from a Chinese wedding dress supplier. How will she avoid customs duties?

According to the U.S. Customs and border protection, any goods worth more than $800 entering the United States are subject to import taxes or duties.

Her wedding gowns supplier will help her find a reliable shipping agent , who would find many ways to keep her wedding dress under $800.

 

First one, they will lower the price of your wedding dress, reducing the value of the commercial invoice to less than $100 per piece;
Second one, they will mail your order in two packages, each for less than $800

In our experience, no matter what method is used, the probability of your package being picked up by customs is almost zero, and the impact of two deliveries on overall transportation costs is minimal.

It’s not as complicated as you think. Why not import wedding dresses from China now?