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16-10-2005, 06:26 PM
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Ok, I know immigration is probably the wrong forum to ask this in, but they are loosley related......
Hong Kong has no sales tax/VAT right? Well does that mean if I buy something in duty free in London, it wont attract any sales tax in Hong Kong?
Can I buy anything? I am thinking of buying a new laptop.
(Before you ask whether I am mad living in Hong Kong and buying the laptop from the UK, the reason being it having an integrated TV Tuner, and the ones in Hong Kong seem to be NTSC [Even tho HK is PAL {the laptop i want seem to all be US imports}]).
So what will HK customs say about bringing in a freshboxed laptop?
Theres some gubbins on HK C&E website about allowing goods in HK if they are a gift and is "reasonable". Hmmmm.....what does this mean? If the spec is rubbish they will slap me? | |
16-10-2005, 06:39 PM
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| | | Personal effects should be free from duty. | |
16-10-2005, 06:53 PM
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Originally Posted by discobay Personal effects should be free from duty. | yeppo,
really, if you only purchase one laptop, it should not be a problem.
i was gunna say ditch the box, but you're getting it duty free, yes? oh well. really should not be an issue though. | |
16-10-2005, 07:27 PM
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| | | Yeh, thats what i thought. Its only one laptop, which is for personal use. | |
16-10-2005, 07:36 PM
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| | | Mind you I would unpack it and dump the original box. | |
16-10-2005, 07:54 PM
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| | | The only things that attract duty are tobacco, fuel and booze: i.e. the usual suspects. Everything else is duty free | |
16-10-2005, 08:40 PM
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Originally Posted by discobay Mind you I would unpack it and dump the original box. | Why's that then? | |
16-10-2005, 09:00 PM
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| | | It will look like a gift for someone else if it's still in its original packing. Like you bought it at the duty free at Heathrow. | |
16-10-2005, 09:22 PM
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Originally Posted by discobay It will look like a gift for someone else if it's still in its original packing. Like you bought it at the duty free at Heathrow. | Arent gifts allowed? | |
16-10-2005, 10:22 PM
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| | You can import anything legal that you want (except cars, alcohol, oil/petrol & cigarrettes) free of duty into Hong Kong for personal use (which includes giving them as gifts to other people). Don't worry about it.
(A non-exhaustive list of things that cannot be imported or which require a licence and/or duty paid is here: http://www.customs.gov.hk/eng/advice_advice_e.html )
Last edited by PDLM : 16-10-2005 at 10:25 PM.
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