tl;dr
They’re planning to under declare the value of goods. If a company doesn’t want that, the sellers will handle the shipment on both ends, bringing it through customs at a lower value and then deliver it.
How do other countries deal with this?
They’re planning to under declare the value of goods. If a company doesn’t want that, the sellers will handle the shipment on both ends, bringing it through customs at a lower value and then deliver it.
How do other countries deal with this?
Whenever I’ve ordered shit for personal use internationally (mostly China and Japan, but I’ve also ordered from Russia ages ago), the seller usually asks me what value I want listed on the customs invoice. Granted, I’m not buying stuff in bulk for resale or whatever. Seems like a pretty common practice - the risk of under-valuing comes into play if a shipment gets lost/damaged while in transit
It’s very common for avoiding de minimis and/or having a lower tariff fee. Some countries have de minimis of around $50 so the seller will list the vakue as $30 for a $150 item, foe example.