Thursday, April 14, 2011

What if I buy ipods in the U.S. and bring them to another country and sell them for profit?

What if I buy ipods in the U.S. and bring them to another country and sell them for profit?
I am going to Argentina soon and was planning on buying several ipod shuffles so that i can sell them over there. This isn't the purpose of my trip, but I might as well make some money while I'm there. Basically my question is if I do this will I have to pay taxes on it to Argentina since I'm technically importing goods with intent to sell them? This is assuming they search my bag and find the ipods of course. Also, how likely am I to get searched? In all the times I've been there I've never had my bags searched but this is the first time I'm going as an adult so maybe I'll look more suspicious. Any insight from people who have been to Argentina and especially from people who have brought items there to sell them would be greatly appreciated.
Music & Music Players - 5 Answers
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1 :
yes you can sell them from buying their
2 :
You won't make a dime...forget it. Also, Shuffles are very limited.
3 :
They most likely won't check your bags! and if they do just say that the Ipods are gifts or something like that!
4 :
Technically it is illegal but a lot of people do it. You probably won't be searched but if you are and they are in the boxes you could have some problems. You could get rid off the boxes or say they are gifts. Just know you are taking a slight risk, most likely you won't have problems.
5 :
I know a guy who lives in Argentina and his friend brings a new camera in each time. He can basically sell it second hand for what it cost in the US. He uses this to try out new cameras but never really makes any money. Also there are fines if you get caught - you can only bring in 1 video camera, 1 DSLR and 3 hard drives or something from memory too, otherwise you have to pay a tax. I also wouldn't know how to go about selling them and what the cost on your time etc would be.


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