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Q: Can I send these gifts to China?
Many of my Chinese friends have been asking for vitamins, fish oils, luxury handbags, and other specialty items when I return to America. If I send these items as a gift to my friends in China, will I have any trouble with customs or import taxes?
Have your friends given you money for the luxury handbags you are expected to buy them? Or by "friends" do you mean "people who exploit you for free stuff" ?
Regarding Customs, most things are fine. Electronic items and DVDs can be a problem, and cash is very likely to disappear, but I've got food products and plenty of other things from abroad.
i recently had a box of coach purses and wallets sent here from california. 2 bags, and 5 wallets. it arrived with no trouble in about 10 days. then i had a box of medicine sent. cold meds, vitamins, allergy meds, the works. it came to sweat. we never looked into import taxes are anything. but then again, the bags weren't for resale, they were gifts. the medicine was for me. so, i don't see why it would be an issue for you. just don't go overboard and send like 50 wallets. maybe my package just slipped under the radar.
I wonder how your Chinese friends will react when they see "Made in China" on the tags?
Paulberger:
haha! my mom tried to send an LV bag, but it said made in china so we decided not to.
skunkman:
@Paulberger: haha...careful too with products labeled "Assembled in ...."
There is a rule of custom in China..Your friends have to pay around 12% import duty if the "billed" amount of the items exceeds 1000 RMB
