The US customs tariff is here: http://hts.usitc.gov/  many shippers will charge you a customs clearance fee on top of this to cover the work involved in processing customs documentation.

Trevor Reynolds
Collections Registrar, English Heritage
37 Tanner Row, York, YO1 6WP tel: 01904 60190



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From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Barbara Hass
Sent: 22 January 2014 22:25
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Subject: Re: importing fabrics - duty and other fees?

this web site may be helpful
http://https://help.cbp.gov/app/answers/detail/a_id/333/

found by a web search using the terms
non profit import fabric

Best wishes, Barbara, retired librarian


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From: Jansonius, Remko (Vizcaya) (Vizcaya) <[log in to unmask]>
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Subject: [MUSEUM-L] importing fabrics - duty and other fees?

Dear colleagues,

We are having some silk fabric custom made (replicated) at a mill in France for the re-upholstery of furniture in the museum's collection. Does anyone have experience with Customs, duty and other applicable fees, how this works and how additional fees could be avoided (non-profit status for example)?

Thank you!

Remko Jansonius
Vizcaya Museum and Gardens
Miami, FL
www.vizcaya.org<http://www.vizcaya.org/>


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