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 -----Original Message----- From: Jansonius, Remko (Vizcaya) (Vizcaya) <[log in to unmask]> To: MUSEUM-L <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Wed, Jan 22, 2014 3:17 pm 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 To unsubscribe from the MUSEUM-L list, click the following link: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/wa-HOME.exe?SUBED1=MUSEUM-L&A=1 ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).