Michael Mutmansky
Member
Folks,
I'm looking at some lenses and other gear for LF shooting and I need a basic understanding of the tariffs for a person-to-person purchase from Canada to know whether sellers there are a viable option for me.
As I understand it, Japan still is applying the de minimis thresholds and for lower priced items that means no tariff. Over $800, I think it's 10%? not 100% sure on that.
For Canada, I think the US have eliminated the de minimis thresholds but what isn't clear to me is whether film photo gear actually has a tariff anyway... some line items in the HTS for camera gear don't have a tariff, but others do. Can anyone point me to how much I should be expecting to be paying if I'm buying from someone in Canada?
I think the HTS is 9002.11.90 for lenses: for cameras: other, but not sure.
hts.usitc.gov
Lastly, the country of manufacture is Japan (Fujinon and Nikkor LF lenses), so does that impact things? I used to not fret this, but I don't want to be surprised with a 45% tariff on a lens which would make it much more expensive than buying from a used dealer in the US.
Thanks,
---Michael
I'm looking at some lenses and other gear for LF shooting and I need a basic understanding of the tariffs for a person-to-person purchase from Canada to know whether sellers there are a viable option for me.
As I understand it, Japan still is applying the de minimis thresholds and for lower priced items that means no tariff. Over $800, I think it's 10%? not 100% sure on that.
For Canada, I think the US have eliminated the de minimis thresholds but what isn't clear to me is whether film photo gear actually has a tariff anyway... some line items in the HTS for camera gear don't have a tariff, but others do. Can anyone point me to how much I should be expecting to be paying if I'm buying from someone in Canada?
I think the HTS is 9002.11.90 for lenses: for cameras: other, but not sure.
Harmonized Tariff Schedule
Lastly, the country of manufacture is Japan (Fujinon and Nikkor LF lenses), so does that impact things? I used to not fret this, but I don't want to be surprised with a 45% tariff on a lens which would make it much more expensive than buying from a used dealer in the US.
Thanks,
---Michael