Question about sending Cloth

[EmYeu 3]

Hello,

Planning to send some cloth to VN.

Does the receiver need to pay any duty tax?

[NODINK 0]

Don't think so. Only electronics, meds, vitamins supplements, perfumes & cosmetic goods.

[ScottThuy 140]

dont be surprised if there isnt a duty of about 30% on the import... hard to say that the cloth isnt an import to be sold...

[Teacher Mark 53]

dont be surprised if there isnt a duty of about 30% on the import... hard to say that the cloth isnt an import to be sold...

I'd be surprised if it was that cheap. They're producing fabric here, so I imagine any imported into Vietnam is taxed heavily.

OP, here's a website that you may find interesting.

http://www.vietnamtextile.org/en/Displaymain.aspx?MaTheLoai=58

[BinhJerome 14]

They tax almost everything that comes here. It depends on what value you set on it when you fill out the customs papers, and always mark it "Gift" this makes it cheaper. Most tax here is not that expensive, I just got a PC game and it was 11000 dong, I had to pay almost 1million dong for my school books, and 1 million was the price for importing a phone here as well, my motorbike helmet was 35000 dong and gifts I sent my wife were usually 10000 dong or so. If you send lots and lots I am sure it will jump up in price but a bit here or there it shouldnt be that much

Jerome

[Teacher Mark 53]

They tax almost everything that comes here. It depends on what value you set on it when you fill out the customs papers, and always mark it "Gift" this makes it cheaper. Most tax here is not that expensive, I just got a PC game and it was 11000 dong, I had to pay almost 1million dong for my school books, and 1 million was the price for importing a phone here as well, my motorbike helmet was 35000 dong and gifts I sent my wife were usually 10000 dong or so. If you send lots and lots I am sure it will jump up in price but a bit here or there it shouldnt be that much

Jerome

You'd know better than me.

A million for the books?? Wow. You're rich now, so it's just a drop in the bucket, right?

[ScottThuy 140]

I brought books with me as my checked luggage one trip (two plastic bins) and they didnt say a word.. I could have said they were for work and likely gotten away with it no charge given who I was working for... as was said.. it all depends on how much is being brought in and who is working the gate that day..

[BinhJerome 14]

I brought books with me as my checked luggage one trip (two plastic bins) and they didnt say a word.. I could have said they were for work and likely gotten away with it no charge given who I was working for... as was said.. it all depends on how much is being brought in and who is working the gate that day..

Believe me I did bring tons of text books with me, I just feel unsafe ordering more than 6 months worth of text books at a time, because if they change them on you then you have to order a new one, so each order I get 5 books (6 months worth) The sad thing was 2 of the books this last time were "The American Constitution" and "American history 1867 to the present" and the present had an entire chapters devoted to the Vietnam War and half a chapter devoted to Ho Chi Minh and his request for help and about the French War with American policy. I thought for sure neither would clear customs and they did sit there for 2 weeks before they released them

[Teacher Mark 53]

Believe me I did bring tons of text books with me, I just feel unsafe ordering more than 6 months worth of text books at a time, because if they change them on you then you have to order a new one, so each order I get 5 books (6 months worth) The sad thing was 2 of the books this last time were "The American Constitution" and "American history 1867 to the present" and the present had an entire chapters devoted to the Vietnam War and half a chapter devoted to Ho Chi Minh and his request for help and about the French War with American policy. I thought for sure neither would clear customs and they did sit there for 2 weeks before they released them

Have you ever considered having someone at home scan the books for you? I'd rather pay someone to scan them than deal with customs.

Edited December 6, 2010 by Mekong Mark

[ScottThuy 140]

Have you ever considered having someone at home scan the books for you? I'd rather pay someone to scan them than deal with customs.

One of the Universities I work for uses only Ebooks now for a few years... the drawback is that they expire after the course... not able to use them as a reference...

I am dying to know what type of cloth the OP wants to send to VN... When I am in HaNoi there is a huge market with every type of cloth one could imagine and the quality available is very high... prices are very low as well...

[BinhJerome 14]

One of the reasons I was so able to quickly move here and not look back is that me and my family was never close. My uncle got my check for my shoulder, and he banks at the same bank I do, yet it took him 2 months to deposit the check. There is no one there I could deal with that would be able to get the books all scanned, and then at times I do get the ebook, the problem is that it is a pain and the but to try and copy, only 2 pages at a time, and then you can only do 10 pages per day. One of the only problems I have been forced to face while in VN is getting my college text books here, but it isnt that serious, just delays and import tax.

I know Scott, they have tons of different fabrics all over HCMC, silk, satin, cotton, you name it they got it,

[hniHnitsuJ 8]

Have you ever considered having someone at home scan the books for you? I'd rather pay someone to scan them than deal with customs.

Just buy an Ipad for reading.

[EmYeu 3]

This post went out of topic.

from clothes to books.

[ScottThuy 140]

I am dying to know what type of cloth the OP wants to send to VN... When I am in HaNoi there is a huge market with every type of cloth one could imagine and the quality available is very high... prices are very low as well...

[Teacher Mark 53]

Just buy an Ipad for reading.

We're talking about textbooks.

This post went out of topic.

from clothes to books.

Are you a mod already?

Edited December 8, 2010 by Mekong Mark