US customs - Buying straight razors from Europe

Dear B&B members,

I am planning to buy a straight razor from Europe and ship it to US. It's my first time doing it so I have no clues about the process.

Are there any kind of customs requirements/restrictions? Import taxes? What are the risks? Would you recommend it?

Thank you very much

i bought a straight from revisor http://www.revisor-solingen.de
paid the amount listed in euro by paypal, no hassles. received my item in a week. same with this merchant
http://www.couteau-laguiole.com

saj_j said:

i bought a straight from revisor http://www.revisor-solingen.de
paid the amount listed in euro by paypal, no hassles. received my item in a week. same with this merchant
http://www.couteau-laguiole.com

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That's good news, thank you !

Not usually an issue. What are you buying?

Just a straight razor, no big deal.

No worries. I have shipped 2 DE's to Europe and 1 to New Zealand. I just list contents as "shaving supplies" and no worries. Process should be equally easy for stuff inbound to USA.

Good luck.

Coming from the us to the uk, if the amount stated in the value is below a certain figure, I think $20, then there is no problem, but if it is above that figure then it gets hit hard by a tax of around 20% plus a handling fee of around 15$

Is there an equivalent going the other way then?

No, there is no added cost to buying from out side of the U.S.

If it has genuine ivory or tortoise scales, there could be an issue if they find it, but not for ordinary razors for personal use.

Cheers, Steve