I bought it a month ago. There is no import tariff. I bought it from BLS.If you buy chinese batteries do you have to pay an import tax?
If you buy chinese batteries do you have to pay an import tax?
Yes K , I purchased BMS’s from Daly DDP without any problems and recently bought on Alibaba 10 x cells and 2 x battery casings also DDP - waiting for shipment to arrive ( Corona has delayed a lot of shipments ) I prefer to use sellers on Alibaba who offer ‘buyer protection’ . Sometimes sellers will sell directly to you and you pay via PayPal , offering you some buyer protection.Hi Pierre, Have you had a number of successful transaction via Alibaba and/or Aliexpress where you have done each of these (DDP and DDU) from China?
No sorry K , only those few from China and quite a few orders from the US. My orders have been relatively small and I have been very fortunate - all goods cleared customs without any issues. So far I have only used airfreight couriers and found them very reliable and efficient - never ’lost’ a shipment.Hi Pierre, Thanks. Yeah it took me quite a lot of shipment before I had much idea what was going on, and maybe I still don't really know. I suspect though that when you order anything from China and pay shipping, whether you ask for DDP, DAP, DDU or anything else, they just send it by air or by sea. Once it gets to your country most of the time its not really checked by anyone so it comes to you. On some rare occasions when a package is checked, and this usually happens when your stuff is in an ocean shipping container and the container is offloaded into a bonded warehouse, then you get hit with a lot of charges. Which you either pay or you don't get your stuff. If you tried you would have zero recourse or cooperation from the seller or shipper. Although just maybe some freight companies (not sellers) are more sophisticated and they factor these charges in based upon the value/contents the seller declares. But I'd trust Chinese quality a lot more than I'd trust the shipping system. Once the shipper has their hands on your stuff, they are in control 100%. Its always good to bear in mind that shipping is not designed for the consumer. Its designed for the big guys who ship containers full to their own company warehouses. If a few retail buyers who try to DIY get hosed, that's just too tough sh%t ;-)
That was why I asked if you had done "a number" - I meant like more than 50. After 25 or so I kinda got the idea..maybe ;-)
I suspect though that when you order anything from China and pay shipping, whether you ask for DDP, DAP, DDU or anything else, they just send it by air or by sea. Once it gets to your country most of the time its not really checked by anyone so it comes to you. On some rare occasions when a package is checked, and this usually happens when your stuff is in an ocean shipping container and the container is offloaded into a bonded warehouse, then you get hit with a lot of charges.
In ZA you have to register as an importer with Customs as soon as the value of your orders exceed a certain amount.Absolutely not. I run a company, we do international business all the time including to and from China. Incoterms govern international delivery of goods and delimit responsibilities and costs between parties involved. If you agree in writing that your goods are sent DPP (and this is shown in e.g. Alibaba under shipping terms/trade terms), they fall under that statute and these things are law.
Under DDP (and DAP), the seller is responsible for paying all arrival expenditures at destination. With DDP, this also includes paying local taxes and duties (VAT, etc) as well as the handling of customs clearance at destination. This requires the seller to register as an overseas importer in the destination country (or use a forwarder to handle this), meaning that when someone inspects the package, and duties are due, the bill will come to the seller and not you. These things are pretty much international trade law and you can be sure things will go very bad for the seller if they don't adhere to the terms.