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好吧,我承认:这两天来,我一直被此次团购的事情所困扰.那就是可能发生的关税,甚至增值税的问题及小说运费偏贵的问题.去信AMAZON客服问了,得到的答案如下,白问一样.也问了龙堡的组织者,但至今没有答复.今天又问了上海海关,可惜得到的答案是:你们的书不多嘛,我们要下班了云云.BAIDU一下: AMAZON 买书 关税,你就会得到三种答案:征,不征,有时征有时不征.
所以,请已定下来的达人们再考虑以下,如书被课以关税10%后还买吗,再加17%的增值税呢?
唉,真是怨念啊,我不过是想买几本书罢了.
今天有人出主意让AMAZON少开发票,比如说只开实际金额的20%,那就不用征税了.但我怀疑,不太现实.但我还是再去封信罢.
以下是我与AMAZON客服的邮件往来(第二次)
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05/22/08 07:21:14
Your Name:Jimmy Lee
Comments:Hi,
It is Jimmy Lee, from China again who want to buy 20pcs of Dungeons and
Dragons Core Rulebook Gift Set, 4th Edition [BOX SET] (Hardcover) and
4pcs of novels including Blackstaff (Forgotten Realms: The Wizards),
Unclean (Forgotten Realms: The Haunted Lands, Book 1) ,Depths of Madness:
The Dungeons,The Annotated Elminster Collector's Edition (The
Elminster Series).
The problems I encounter are:
1. The freight for the rule books is acceptable, but for the novels, it
is 6.00 dollar per pc which I could not afford, as it is almost same
as the cost of the books. I wonder if you can pack them with the
rulebooks together so that the freight would be saved.
2. I am afraid the customs duties and the value-added taxed in China.
Have you ever shpped the books to China by volume, and the buyer had
this problem?
Actually, I want to buy more books from you. As I from a website who
are introduced fantasy books and DND rules to Chinese. But the above two
problems limit our buying.
Your prompt reply for this matter will be highly appreciated.
Best Regards
Jimmy Lee |
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