All imported goods are subject to Customs clearance in every country.
When you buy from ePathChina, the goods are delivered from China. Therefore you are importing, and you are the importer responsible for the goods when the goods pass through Customs in your destination country.
According to our general terms and conditions, you may order anything you like from ePathChina and we will fulfil your order without charging any taxes, but it remains totally your responsibility to find out in advance if the products are permissible to import into your destination country, and if so what clearance requirements, taxes, policies etc apply in your country.
ePathChina would not and will not offer advice or pre-shipment information on Customs issues in any regard.
You need to be aware that, since any order you make on ePathChina will pass through your country's Customs, the Customs have the right to hold and inspect your goods according to their policies. As the importer, you bear sole responsibility for issues that may arise from an inspection or hold during the clearance of the goods.
Every country's Customs has different policies, and these policies can vary substantially, for example,
from port to port
from day to day or from one Custom's staff member to another
depending on the volume of packages requiring clearance on any particular day
depending on the security levels and political climate of the moment
depending on the package shipment method
depending on the package origin and contents
depending on the package, weight, shape, packing, size, profile, x-ray results, etc
depending on the declared or assessed valuation of the package contents
depending on the paperwork accompanying the shipment
depending on random inspection timetables or scheduled batch checks for particular criteria
If you are dropshipping, it is important to note that the consignee of the goods is your customer, and therefore they will be liable for any assessed import duties, sales taxes, or issues arising from Customs inspection.
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