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Estimated are for reference only - please consult you local Customs inport office to obtain most current rates and fees.
ALGERIA · VAT 7, 17% · Duties 3-40% · TSA1 (Luxuries) 20-110%
ANDORRA · Duties 1-7% (avg. 3.6%)
ARUBA · Duties 0-12% (avg. 3%)
AUSTRALIA · Duties 0-17.5% · GST2 10%
AUSTRIA · Duties 3.5-15% (avg. 3.5%) · VAT 20%
AZORES (Portugal) · VAT 15% · Import duties may apply
BALEARIC ISLANDS (See Spain)
BELARUS · Duties 20-40% · VAT 20, 22, 24
BELGIUM · Duties 3.5-15% (avg. 3.5%) · VAT 12, 21%
BOTSWANA · Duties 37.5% (65%, motor vehicle) · VAT 10% · Excise Tax 5-35% (luxury goods)
BULGARIA · Duties 5-40% · VAT 7, 20%
CANADA · Duties 0-25% · GST 5% · HST3 13% (Nova Scotia, New Bruswick, Newfoundland) · QST4 7.5% (Quebec)
CANARY ISLANDS (Spain) · VAT 0% · IGIC/AIEM5 4.5% (some imports)
CEUTA (Spain) · VAT 0% · IPSI6 3% (some imports)
CHILE · Duties 6-16.5% · VAT 19% · Luxury Tax 50-85%
CHINA · Duties 3-25% · VAT 17%
CORSICA (France) · VAT 8, 19.6% COTE D’ IVOIRE · Duties 0-35% · VAT 18, 20%
CROATIA · Duties 0-18% · VAT 10, 22% · Motor Vehicles Tax 0- 48%
CURACAO · Excise duties 0-17%
CYPRUS · VAT 15% · Duties 0-30%
CZECH REPUBLIC · Duties 4.6% (avg.) · VAT 9, 19%
DENMARK · Duties 5-14% · VAT 25%
ESTONIA · VAT 18%
FAROE ISLANDS (Denmark) · Duties 0-25%
FINLAND · Duties 0-35% · VAT 22%
FRANCE · Duties 5-17% · VAT 5.5, 19.6%
GERMANY · Duties 5-17% · VAT 7, 19%
GIBRALTAR · VAT 0% · Duties 12% (avg.) · Vehicles 25-30%
GREECE · Duties 5-7% (vehicles higher) · VAT 9, 19%
GREENLAND (Denmark) · VAT 0% · Import surcharges may apply to raw materials
(France) · VAT 2.1, 8.5%
GUERNSEY (United Kingdom) · VAT 0% · Duties 0-22%
HONG KONG · Registration Tax 35-100%
HUNGARY · Duties 0-60% (8% avg.) · VAT 20% · Excise Tax 10-35% (luxury goods)
ICELAND · Duties 0-30% (avg. 3.6%) · VAT 24.5% · Excise tax 7-40% (vehicles)
INDIA · VAT 12.5% · CST7 16-25 · Duties 0-20% · Excise Taxes 8-24%
IRELAND · Duties 5-8% · VAT 21.5%
ISLE OF MAN (United Kingdom) · VAT 5, 17.5% · Duties 5-15%
ISRAEL · Purchase Tax 5-90% · Duties 0.8-80% · VAT 15.5-17% · Linkage charge (CPI variance)
ITALY · Duties 5-8% · VAT 10, 20%
JAPAN · Duties 0% (however certain products have high tariff rates) · Consumption Tax 5%
JERSEY (United Kingdom) · VAT 0% · GST 3% · Duties 0-22%
SOUTH KOREA · Duties 7.9% (avg.) · VAT 10% · Excise tax 15-100% (luxury items, electric goods)
LATVIA · Duties 0-55% (avg. 15%) · VAT 19%
LEBANON · VAT 10% · Duties 0-70% (avg. 15%)
LESOTHO (SACU) · Duties 0-40% · VAT 14%
LIECHTENSTEIN (Admin by Switz.) · VAT 7.6%
LITHUANIA · Duties 0-15% · VAT 21% · Excise Tax 10-100%
LUXEMBOURG · Duties 5-14% · VAT 3, 15%
MACAO (see China)
MACEDONIA · Duties 0-30%, average 14.5% · VAT 5% (computer goods, medical goods),18% (all others) · Excise Tax 5-62%
MADEIRA (Portugal) · VAT 15%
MALAYSIA · GTS 5% · Duties 0-300% (avg. 8.1%) · Sales and Excise tax 10%
MALTA VAT 18% Duties 0-12%
MARTINIQUE · VAT 2.1, 8.5%
MAURITIUS · Duties 0-80% · VAT 15%
MAYOTTE (France) · VAT 0% · Import duties may apply
MELILLA (Spain) · VAT 0% · IPSI 4% (some imports)
MEXICO · IVA8 10-15%
MIQUELON (France) · VAT 0% · Duties 0-5%
MONACO (Admin by France) · VAT 5.5, 19.6% · Duties 5-17%
MONGOLIA · VAT 13% · General import tariff 5%
MONTENEGRO · VAT 7, 18% · Duties 5% (avg.)
MOROCCO · Duties 2.5-200% (avg. 10%) · VAT 10, 20%
NAMIBIA (SACU) · Duties 0-85% · VAT 14%
NETHERLANDS · Customs Duties 5-8% · VAT 6, 19%
NEW CALEDONIA (France) · VAT 0% · TBI9 5% · Duties 0-20%
NEW ZEALAND · Duties 0-15% · GST 12.5%
NORWAY · VAT 12-25% · Duties 0-8%
PAKISTAN · GST 15% · Duties 0-30%
POLAND · Duties 0-15% (avg. 4.2%) · VAT 7, 22%
PORTUGAL · Duties 0-15% (avg. 4.2%) · VAT 20%
PUERTO RICO (USA) · Import Tax 0-7% (under review)
REUNION ISLAND (France) · VAT 2.1, 8.5% · Duties may apply
ROMANIA · Duties 0-30% (avg. 11.7%) · VAT 9, 19%
RUSSIA · Duties 5-20% (avg. 14%) · VAT 18% (10% in 2010) · Excise Tax 20-570%
SENEGAL · Customs Duties 0-20% · VAT 18% · Excise tax 0-50%
SERBIA · Duties 0-30% (avg. 9.4%) · VAT 18% · Excise tax 5-70%
SINGAPORE · GST 7% · Import Tax 0-1% · Vehicle tax 0-30%
SLOVAKIA · Duties 0-15% (avg. 4.2%) · VAT 10, 19%
SLOVENIA · Duties 0-20% (avg. 4.2%) · VAT 8.5, 20% (may increase to 21%)
SOUTH AFRICA · Duties 0-40% (avg. 20%) · Excise Tax 5-10% (incl. vehicles) · VAT 14%
SPAIN · Duties 0-20% (avg. 4.2%) · VAT 16%
SRI LANKA · Duties 5-35%, · Motor vehicles 25% · VAT 12%
ST. BARTHELEMY (France) · VAT 2.1, 8.5%
ST. MARTIN (French side) · VAT 2.1, 8.5%
ST. PIERRE ( France) · VAT 0% · Duties 0-5%
SWAZILAND (SACU) · Sales tax (VAT) 14% · Duties 0-40%
SWEDEN · Duties 2-14% (avg. 4.2%) · VAT 25%
SWITZERLAND · Duties 3.2% (avg.) · VAT 7.6% · Statistical/Environmental Tax 3% (Co2 Emissions)
TAHITI (France) · VAT 2,4,6%
TAIWAN · Duties 2-60% (avg. 8.2%) · VAT 5%
TASMANIA (Australia) · GST 10% · Duties 0-17.5%
THAILAND · Duties 0-45% · VAT 7% · Excise Tax 25-80% (luxury goods)
TUNISIA · Duties 10-43% (avg. 34%, reduction to 25% considered) · VAT 18, 12 and 6% (most goods 18%) · Luxury Tax 10-700% · Customs Formality Fee 3%
TURKEY · Duties 0-20% (avg. 5%) · VAT 18% · Consumption Tax 7-40% (some luxury items)
TURKS & CAICOS · Duties 0-45% (vehicles highest) · Customs surcharge 10%
UKRAINE · Duties 0-20 (avg. 16%) · VAT 20% · Excise tax 0-300% (vehicles and · jewelry included)
UNITED KINGDOM · Duties 5-15% (avg. 4.2%) · VAT 15%
WALLIS & FUTUNA (France) · VAT 2-6%
These figures are subject to change and it is the responsibility of the customer to consult with the customs authorities of the importing nations to confirm their accuracy.
(1) TSA – Tax Specific Additional
(2) GST – Goods and services tax
(3) HST – Harmonized sales tax
(4) QST – Quebec sales tax
(5) IGIC – General indirect tax of the Canary Islands
(6) IPSI – General indirect tax (Ceuta & Melilla)
(7) CST – Central sales tax
(8) IVA – Value added tax (Mexico)
TBI – Import tax (New Caledonia)
ALGERIA · VAT 7, 17% · Duties 3-40% · TSA1 (Luxuries) 20-110%
ANDORRA · Duties 1-7% (avg. 3.6%)
ARUBA · Duties 0-12% (avg. 3%)
AUSTRALIA · Duties 0-17.5% · GST2 10%
AUSTRIA · Duties 3.5-15% (avg. 3.5%) · VAT 20%
AZORES (Portugal) · VAT 15% · Import duties may apply
BALEARIC ISLANDS (See Spain)
BELARUS · Duties 20-40% · VAT 20, 22, 24
BELGIUM · Duties 3.5-15% (avg. 3.5%) · VAT 12, 21%
BOTSWANA · Duties 37.5% (65%, motor vehicle) · VAT 10% · Excise Tax 5-35% (luxury goods)
BULGARIA · Duties 5-40% · VAT 7, 20%
CANADA · Duties 0-25% · GST 5% · HST3 13% (Nova Scotia, New Bruswick, Newfoundland) · QST4 7.5% (Quebec)
CANARY ISLANDS (Spain) · VAT 0% · IGIC/AIEM5 4.5% (some imports)
CEUTA (Spain) · VAT 0% · IPSI6 3% (some imports)
CHILE · Duties 6-16.5% · VAT 19% · Luxury Tax 50-85%
CHINA · Duties 3-25% · VAT 17%
CORSICA (France) · VAT 8, 19.6% COTE D’ IVOIRE · Duties 0-35% · VAT 18, 20%
CROATIA · Duties 0-18% · VAT 10, 22% · Motor Vehicles Tax 0- 48%
CURACAO · Excise duties 0-17%
CYPRUS · VAT 15% · Duties 0-30%
CZECH REPUBLIC · Duties 4.6% (avg.) · VAT 9, 19%
DENMARK · Duties 5-14% · VAT 25%
ESTONIA · VAT 18%
FAROE ISLANDS (Denmark) · Duties 0-25%
FINLAND · Duties 0-35% · VAT 22%
FRANCE · Duties 5-17% · VAT 5.5, 19.6%
GERMANY · Duties 5-17% · VAT 7, 19%
GIBRALTAR · VAT 0% · Duties 12% (avg.) · Vehicles 25-30%
GREECE · Duties 5-7% (vehicles higher) · VAT 9, 19%
GREENLAND (Denmark) · VAT 0% · Import surcharges may apply to raw materials
(France) · VAT 2.1, 8.5%
GUERNSEY (United Kingdom) · VAT 0% · Duties 0-22%
HONG KONG · Registration Tax 35-100%
HUNGARY · Duties 0-60% (8% avg.) · VAT 20% · Excise Tax 10-35% (luxury goods)
ICELAND · Duties 0-30% (avg. 3.6%) · VAT 24.5% · Excise tax 7-40% (vehicles)
INDIA · VAT 12.5% · CST7 16-25 · Duties 0-20% · Excise Taxes 8-24%
IRELAND · Duties 5-8% · VAT 21.5%
ISLE OF MAN (United Kingdom) · VAT 5, 17.5% · Duties 5-15%
ISRAEL · Purchase Tax 5-90% · Duties 0.8-80% · VAT 15.5-17% · Linkage charge (CPI variance)
ITALY · Duties 5-8% · VAT 10, 20%
JAPAN · Duties 0% (however certain products have high tariff rates) · Consumption Tax 5%
JERSEY (United Kingdom) · VAT 0% · GST 3% · Duties 0-22%
SOUTH KOREA · Duties 7.9% (avg.) · VAT 10% · Excise tax 15-100% (luxury items, electric goods)
LATVIA · Duties 0-55% (avg. 15%) · VAT 19%
LEBANON · VAT 10% · Duties 0-70% (avg. 15%)
LESOTHO (SACU) · Duties 0-40% · VAT 14%
LIECHTENSTEIN (Admin by Switz.) · VAT 7.6%
LITHUANIA · Duties 0-15% · VAT 21% · Excise Tax 10-100%
LUXEMBOURG · Duties 5-14% · VAT 3, 15%
MACAO (see China)
MACEDONIA · Duties 0-30%, average 14.5% · VAT 5% (computer goods, medical goods),18% (all others) · Excise Tax 5-62%
MADEIRA (Portugal) · VAT 15%
MALAYSIA · GTS 5% · Duties 0-300% (avg. 8.1%) · Sales and Excise tax 10%
MALTA VAT 18% Duties 0-12%
MARTINIQUE · VAT 2.1, 8.5%
MAURITIUS · Duties 0-80% · VAT 15%
MAYOTTE (France) · VAT 0% · Import duties may apply
MELILLA (Spain) · VAT 0% · IPSI 4% (some imports)
MEXICO · IVA8 10-15%
MIQUELON (France) · VAT 0% · Duties 0-5%
MONACO (Admin by France) · VAT 5.5, 19.6% · Duties 5-17%
MONGOLIA · VAT 13% · General import tariff 5%
MONTENEGRO · VAT 7, 18% · Duties 5% (avg.)
MOROCCO · Duties 2.5-200% (avg. 10%) · VAT 10, 20%
NAMIBIA (SACU) · Duties 0-85% · VAT 14%
NETHERLANDS · Customs Duties 5-8% · VAT 6, 19%
NEW CALEDONIA (France) · VAT 0% · TBI9 5% · Duties 0-20%
NEW ZEALAND · Duties 0-15% · GST 12.5%
NORWAY · VAT 12-25% · Duties 0-8%
PAKISTAN · GST 15% · Duties 0-30%
POLAND · Duties 0-15% (avg. 4.2%) · VAT 7, 22%
PORTUGAL · Duties 0-15% (avg. 4.2%) · VAT 20%
PUERTO RICO (USA) · Import Tax 0-7% (under review)
REUNION ISLAND (France) · VAT 2.1, 8.5% · Duties may apply
ROMANIA · Duties 0-30% (avg. 11.7%) · VAT 9, 19%
RUSSIA · Duties 5-20% (avg. 14%) · VAT 18% (10% in 2010) · Excise Tax 20-570%
SENEGAL · Customs Duties 0-20% · VAT 18% · Excise tax 0-50%
SERBIA · Duties 0-30% (avg. 9.4%) · VAT 18% · Excise tax 5-70%
SINGAPORE · GST 7% · Import Tax 0-1% · Vehicle tax 0-30%
SLOVAKIA · Duties 0-15% (avg. 4.2%) · VAT 10, 19%
SLOVENIA · Duties 0-20% (avg. 4.2%) · VAT 8.5, 20% (may increase to 21%)
SOUTH AFRICA · Duties 0-40% (avg. 20%) · Excise Tax 5-10% (incl. vehicles) · VAT 14%
SPAIN · Duties 0-20% (avg. 4.2%) · VAT 16%
SRI LANKA · Duties 5-35%, · Motor vehicles 25% · VAT 12%
ST. BARTHELEMY (France) · VAT 2.1, 8.5%
ST. MARTIN (French side) · VAT 2.1, 8.5%
ST. PIERRE ( France) · VAT 0% · Duties 0-5%
SWAZILAND (SACU) · Sales tax (VAT) 14% · Duties 0-40%
SWEDEN · Duties 2-14% (avg. 4.2%) · VAT 25%
SWITZERLAND · Duties 3.2% (avg.) · VAT 7.6% · Statistical/Environmental Tax 3% (Co2 Emissions)
TAHITI (France) · VAT 2,4,6%
TAIWAN · Duties 2-60% (avg. 8.2%) · VAT 5%
TASMANIA (Australia) · GST 10% · Duties 0-17.5%
THAILAND · Duties 0-45% · VAT 7% · Excise Tax 25-80% (luxury goods)
TUNISIA · Duties 10-43% (avg. 34%, reduction to 25% considered) · VAT 18, 12 and 6% (most goods 18%) · Luxury Tax 10-700% · Customs Formality Fee 3%
TURKEY · Duties 0-20% (avg. 5%) · VAT 18% · Consumption Tax 7-40% (some luxury items)
TURKS & CAICOS · Duties 0-45% (vehicles highest) · Customs surcharge 10%
UKRAINE · Duties 0-20 (avg. 16%) · VAT 20% · Excise tax 0-300% (vehicles and · jewelry included)
UNITED KINGDOM · Duties 5-15% (avg. 4.2%) · VAT 15%
WALLIS & FUTUNA (France) · VAT 2-6%
These figures are subject to change and it is the responsibility of the customer to consult with the customs authorities of the importing nations to confirm their accuracy.
(1) TSA – Tax Specific Additional
(2) GST – Goods and services tax
(3) HST – Harmonized sales tax
(4) QST – Quebec sales tax
(5) IGIC – General indirect tax of the Canary Islands
(6) IPSI – General indirect tax (Ceuta & Melilla)
(7) CST – Central sales tax
(8) IVA – Value added tax (Mexico)
TBI – Import tax (New Caledonia)
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