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Re:Apple, Nvidia, Dell, and Others Get a Tariffs Exemption U... by koolba on Saturday April 12, 2025 @12:00PM (#43665517)
> many Americans will want to take a vacation to Canada to get a deal on their phone. That just doesn’t make sense.

If they’re following the law they’d have to declare the purchase when they come home.

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Re:Apple, Nvidia, Dell, and Others Get a Tariffs Exemption U... by joshuanapoli on Saturday April 12, 2025 @12:07PM (#43665589)
Of course, I would declare the purchase, but I imagine not everyone would.
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Re:Apple, Nvidia, Dell, and Others Get a Tariffs Exemption U... by acdha on Saturday April 12, 2025 @01:08PM (#43666196)
Yes, but people don’t always follow the law. CBP reported a spike in people smuggling eggs last month, and the margin on iPhones is a lot more tempting.
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Re:Apple, Nvidia, Dell, and Others Get a Tariffs Exemption U... by yks on Saturday April 12, 2025 @11:05PM (#43669733)
Let me explain how that works in the real world — you drop all the tags/boxes/receipts for the merchandise, maybe apply some dirt, then you can claim that it's not new and you brought it with you from your home country originally. Also in the airport there is a rather high chance you get to go through the green lane where your bags aren't checked. There are certain manners that help with not being singled out for the bag check. How do regular people learn these? When you live in the corrupt country, you quickly learn how to look ordinary and not interesting to the authorities.
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Re:Apple, Nvidia, Dell, and Others Get a Tariffs Exemption U... by technothrasher on Sunday April 13, 2025 @07:40AM (#43672032)
> then you can claim that it's not new and you brought it with you from your home country originally.

And then they can ask you for your Form 4457 that you filled out and presented to CBP before you left the country. Don't know what that is? Oops. Full duties owed on that iPhone then, thanks.

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