Duty on gift?
I've heard about this administration fee plus tax thing for receiving packages from abroad. And I also experienced paying 200 sfr duty for my piano bought from Germany. In this case it was commercial.
But if I ask my relative in the US to send me my old guitar via express mail, do I still pay the duty? As there isn't any transaction going on here and he will of course mark it as gift, however, I would write its value (around 1000 us dollar) for package insurance, I guess I still can't avoid the duty? How much will the duty be?
Thanks!
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