Europe to USA shipping: Delays and duty?

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(12-04-2023 01:03 PM)rprosperi Wrote:  There are no charges for customs/duties/import fees/etc. for buying in USA from international sellers for anything under about $2500.00.

Shipments vary from EU between as little as 4 days to 2-3 weeks depending on seemingly random factors, but no doubt where you are (East vs. West coast, near a big city or in the sticks), seasonal traffic (i.e.amount of overall shipping traffic) and COVID activity can be major factors. I live near NYC and most often a shipment from EU is 10-14 days, including from SwissMIcros.

While I always believed the $2,500 to be correct, I have now been proven wrong twice - I had to pay duties of 3% for purchases over $800 from two separate EU businesses within past 3 years.