Does anyone have tips on how to import parts reducing costs with taxes?

[SAULO]

Hi guys, I live in Brazil and I have 3 mimaki plotters (2x jv300, 1xTS34) all with SB54 ink from mimaki, the TS34 printer has been working for almost 6 years without changing anything, while the jv300 I need to buy print heads for both with less 2 years of use, the problem is that here in my country the head is costing $4k, a real absurdity!!! so I started looking for print heads and importing, I was able to find it on digiprint for $2,200 the problem is that the import tax here in Brazil is 100%, so I would need a company that issues an invoice lower than the purchase amount, so that it becomes feasible to carry out the import, does anyone have any tips on what we can do?

 

[Gino]

My neighbor is flying down there Friday night. I could throw some in her luggage for ya. It'll cost ya.

 

[Notarealsignguy]

Move? Why would someone risk doing something illegal to save you money?

 

[Johnny Best]

Use to ship auto parts to the islands and we would take the new part an rub grease and oil on it and put it in a regular box to make it looked used. They do not charge as much tax on used parts as they do new. We bought a new car and disassembled it and shipped it that way instead of paying import taxes as a complete new car. Check with shipping company.

 

[netsol]

Be careful, saulo
40 years ago, a good friend was exporting electronic parts to Barbados. They have a very high import duty
He was approached by a local, whose uncle ran the freight operation at one of the local airports
He told him, give my uncle $1000 & he will save you 90% of the duty fees.
Switch airports and dummy up An invoice showing 1 item for every 10 you are shipping. You pay the fee for what the invoice shows, not what you actually ship

When his product reached Miami, they stole 90 % of his product, but the local police were confused, he had exactly what the bills of lading showed

So, be careful, saulo
These vultures will pick your bones clean

 

[SAULO]

Be careful, saulo
40 years ago, a good friend was exporting electronic parts to Barbados. They have a very high import duty
He was approached by a local, whose uncle ran the freight operation at one of the local airports
He told him, give my uncle $1000 & he will save you 90% of the duty fees.
Switch airports and dummy up An invoice showing 1 item for every 10 you are shipping. You pay the fee for what the invoice shows, not what you actually ship

When his product reached Miami, they stole 90 % of his product, but the local police were confused, he had exactly what the bills of lading showed

So, be careful, saulo
These vultures will pick your bones clean

I don't need the store to omit the quantity of parts, I just need to reduce the unit value of each part, as retailers are not doing this (although they have done this for me in the past) I would need a company that receives the parts and replaces the original invoice for one of a lower value and send it to my address. I'm not comfortable finding a way to avoid paying taxes, but it's a matter of survival. I've even located companies in the US with storage depots that take purchases from multiple locations, zip and centralize everything in a single box, and resend to the recipient in a single volume. (but they don't change the invoice).

 

[Solventinkjet]

What you're asking is a Federal crime in the US that could end up in prison time. Not sure if you'll find someone willing to take that risk.

 

[SAULO]

What you're asking is a Federal crime in the US that could end up in prison time. Not sure if you'll find someone willing to take that risk.

I understand perfectly and I don't feel well, honestly I'm already thinking about keeping the equipment while it has the legal 3-year warranty, after this period I will sell this equipment (50% of the purchase price) and buy new ones, thus renewing the warranty , here if I buy a new printhead I will only have a 3 month warranty, does mimaki's policy in the US also work like that?

 

[netsol]

I don't need the store to omit the quantity of parts, I just need to reduce the unit value of each part, as retailers are not doing this (although they have done this for me in the past) I would need a company that receives the parts and replaces the original invoice for one of a lower value and send it to my address. I'm not comfortable finding a way to avoid paying taxes, but it's a matter of survival. I've even located companies in the US with storage depots that take purchases from multiple locations, zip and centralize everything in a single box, and resend to the recipient in a single volume. (but they don't change the invoice).

I understand.
My point is, with any arrangement like this, anyone who agrees has some plan to rip you off.

No one is going to commit a federal crime to be a nice guy.