P.J: I found the same site yesterday and confirmed my suspicions of the 20%
import tax form the Netherlands.
RonS
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> Someone pointed me to this site sometime back:
>
> http://dataweb.usitc.gov/scripts/tariff2000.asp
>
> search under "camera" and find the description that best fits.
> If the country of origin has 2000 Normal Trade Relations (NTR) duty rate
> (formerly known as the Most Favored Nation (MFN) duty rate) then
> your rate
> should be from 0% (cameras) to 2.3% (lenses) the way I read it.
> If not, then
> the tariffs are 20% and 45% respectively.
> The following are the documents I'm getting this from:
> 90065300 -- cameras
> 90021190 -- lenses
> I didn't look for accessories, but I'm sure it's there.
>
> Hope this helps
> --p.j.
>
> One caveat that others have warned of:
> All this info may not matter a bit if the customs agent reads
> the rules
> differently!
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