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?

  • Terrarium [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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    3 months ago

    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.