Customs Tips
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Fifty-three Stations of Tokaido (Hoeido) - Arai
$200 - 7/5/2015
Artelino is located in Germany. But our customers are from all over the world, and we ship worldwide to countries from A like Austria to Z like New Zealand. This page tries to give you some information about possible import duties, taxes or charges for your country, based on our experience of numerous shipments since our foundation in 2001.
This page is in no way a legal advisor. The content of this page has been compiled with care and to the best of our knowledge. However, we cannot assume any liability for the up-to-dateness, completeness or accuracy of the information of this page.
Responsibilities
The overwhelming majority of our clients - like our customers from the USA or the European Union - are not affected by customs duties, taxes or charges. If your shipment destination is the United States of America or a member state of the European Union, you can stop reading here.
But some destination countries like Switzerland or Norway may impose import duties, taxes, or charges when you import goods like Japanese or Chinese art prints. These additional charges are not included in our item price or shipping fee and are the buyer's responsibility. Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be.
Information by Country
Let me take a closer look at customs practice for our main export destinations.
United States of America
Dear Americans, you can stop reading here. No custom fees, and no import restrictions when you buy from us. God bless your nation. Your administrations have been smarter than those of other nations. They do not put any obstacles in your way when you import Japanese or contemporary art prints into the USA.
European Union
When your destination country is a member of the European Union like France, Italy or Austria, artelino generates your invoice with VAT and charges you including the VAT sales tax. Artelino acts as a kind of sales tax collection office. You pay the VAT rate valid in your shipment country.
Our shipment is delivered directly to you, usually the National Postal Service. No customs involved, not in any way. That's the advantage of the EU market, and you guys from Austria, France or the Netherlands can stop reading here.
Canada
Canada is different from the USA, and has to our knowledge customs fees imposed when you import goods of art. For rates and details please check your local customs authorities.
Switzerland
Sorry, dear Swiss, but among all countries that we serve, Swiss customs is presumably the most austere country for import of art goods, judging from the feedback of our clients.
Switzerland makes a difference in taxation for art goods younger/older than 100 years. And Switzerland has a law about the import and export of cultural properties, the Cultural Property Transfer Act.
Swiss customs may ask you for detailed specifications of the art goods like name of the artist, measurement of the art work and especially the age of the art work.
There should not be a major problem with your import of art prints from artelino. You have everything you need for customs clearance. Invoices are attached inside and outside with your package. And inside the package you find our certificates for each art object in the package. it contains the same description plus a little image as you know it from our auction catalogs.
Important: In case that any of these papers attached outside should have gone lost, you can print invoice(s) and certificates from your account. See below for detailed instructions.
United Kingdom
Since Brexit invoices for buyers from the UK are generated without VAT. But your purchases are subject to customs duties. For rates and details please check your local customs authorities. We ship by National Postal Service. Your print package is delivered by Royal Mail (Post Office).
Norway
Norway is not an EU member state and the import of Japanese or Chinese prints bought from us is subject to customs taxation. Like Switzerland you may be asked about the age of the art goods - older than 100 years old. Please read on bottom which documents artelino provides and how you can print additional copies from your account login if required.
Australia
To our knowledge customs fees apply if the value is more than 1,000 Australian dollar. But please contact your customs authorities for precise regulations.
Documents Provided by artelino
We ship your art objects with 3 invoice copies. One is included inside the package and 2 are attached outside in a plastic slip. Inside the package is a certificate for each art object. It contains everything we know about the art object, for old prints including the presumed age of first publication, provided we know it. The certificate is basically identical with the detailed description that you find in our auction catalogs.
How to Print More Copies from Your Account Login
In case you should need additional copies of invoices or certificates, you can print them yourself. Log to your account and select ORDERS from the menu. Click on the little printer icon. For certificates select MY COLLECTION and click on the little printer icon from the catalog listing.
Author:
Dieter Wanczura
