Customs & Taxes

USA

LOOSE GEMSTONES : 0% Duty, 0% Sales Tax JEWELRY : 6.5% Duty, 0% Sales Tax If you are having your loose gemstone shipped to the USA you can expect to incur NO TAXES at all on importation. If you are having made up jewelry shipped to the US you can expect to incur a 6.5% Customs Duty as it enters the US. UPS will invoice you for this and take care of the payment and clearance and deliver to your door. Once Congress passes the GSP Bill jewelry from here will revert to zero percent tax. ** Please Note : UPS levies a merchandise processing fee of $31.50 (or 0.034% whichever is greater) for goods over $2500 entering the US due to extra paperwork required by the Patriot Act, necessitating a Formal Entry, so if your order is of this value please expect to incur this charge only.

AUSTRALIA

LOOSE GEMSTONES: 0% Duty, 10% GST JEWELRY : 5% Duty, 10% GST LOOSE GEMSTONES : If you are having loose gemstones shipped to Australia, you can expect to incur the following charges: | Customs Duty : 0% | GST : 10% | Gemstones are duty free into Australia but GST at 10% is levied. We pay for UPS shipping and insurance for you. UPS will deliver to your door and take care of all customs procedures for you. JEWELLERY : If you are purchasing jewellery there is an extra 5% customs duty levied by Australian customs on top of the GST, so be prepared for this. **Orders over AUD$1,000 also attract a 1% Import Declaration Air Charge

CANADA

LOOSE GEMSTONES : Duty : 0%, GST : 5% JEWELRY : Duty : 6%, GST : 5% Some provinces also levy a sales tax known as PST which is added to the federal GST to make up a Harmonized Sales Tax (HST). Some provinces do not. The following is a list of provinces and the total tax (total HST inclusive of federal GST 5% mentioned above) you can expect to pay: Alberta 5% British Columbia 12% Manitoba 13% New Brunswick 15% Newfoundland & Labrador 15% Nova Scotia 15% Northwest Territories 5% Nova Scotia 15% Nunavut 5% Ontario 13% Prince Edward Island 15% Saskatchewan 11% Yukon 5% Quebec 15% We pay for UPS shipping and insurance for you. UPS will deliver to your door and take care of all customs procedures for you.

GREAT BRITAIN (UK)

LOOSE GEMSTONES : Duty : 0% VAT : 20% JEWELRY : Duty : 2.5%, VAT : 20% LOOSE GEMSTONES : If you are having loose gemstones shipped to the UK, you can expect to incur the following charges: | Customs Duty : 0% | VAT : 20% | Gemstones are duty free into the UK but VAT at 20% is levied. We pay for UPS shipping and insurance for you. UPS will deliver to your door and take care of all customs procedures for you. JEWELLERY : If you are purchasing jewellery there is an extra 2.5% customs duty levied by HM customs on top of the VAT, so be prepared for this.

SOUTH AFRICA

LOOSE GEMSTONES : Duty : 0% VAT : 15% JEWELRY : Duty : 20%, VAT : 15% LOOSE GEMSTONES : If you are having loose gemstones shipped to South Africa, you can expect to incur the following charges: | Customs Duty : 0% | VAT : 14% | Gemstones are duty free into South Africa but VAT is levied. We pay for UPS shipping and insurance for you. UPS will deliver to your door and take care of all customs procedures for you. JEWELLERY : If you are purchasing jewellery there is an extra 20% customs duty levied by SA customs on top of the VAT, so be prepared for this.

NETHERLANDS

LOOSE GEMSTONES : Duty : 0% VAT : 21% JEWELLERY : Duty : 2.5%, VAT : 21% LOOSE GEMSTONES : If you are having loose gemstones shipped to the Netherlands, you can expect to incur the following charges: | Customs Duty : 0% | VAT : 21% | Gemstones are duty free into the Netherlands but VAT is levied. We pay for Fedex shipping and insurance for you. Fedex will deliver to your door and take care of all customs procedures for you. JEWELLERY : If you are purchasing jewellery there is an extra 2.5% customs duty levied by customs on top of the VAT, so be prepared for this.

SWEDEN

LOOSE GEMSTONES : Duty : 0% VAT : 25% JEWELRY : Duty : 2.5%, VAT : 25% LOOSE GEMSTONES : If you are having loose gemstones shipped to Sweden, you can expect to incur the following charges: | Customs Duty : 0% | VAT : 25% | Gemstones are duty free into Sweden but VAT is levied. We pay for UPS shipping and insurance for you. UPS will deliver to your door and take care of all customs procedures for you. JEWELLERY : If you are purchasing jewellery there is an extra 2.5% customs duty levied by Swedish customs on top of the VAT, so be prepared for this.

NEW ZEALAND

LOOSE GEMSTONES : Duty : 0% GST : 15% JEWELRY : Duty : 5%, GST : 15% LOOSE GEMSTONES : If you are having loose gemstones shipped to New Zealand, you can expect to incur the following charges: | Customs Duty : 0% | GST : 15% | Gemstones are duty free into New Zealand but GST is levied. We pay for UPS shipping and insurance for you. UPS will deliver to your door and take care of all customs procedures for you. JEWELLERY : If you are purchasing jewellery there is an extra 5% customs duty levied by New Zealand customs on top of the VAT, so be prepared for this.

BELGIUM

LOOSE GEMSTONES : Duty : 0% VAT : 21% JEWELLERY : Duty : 2.5%, VAT : 21% LOOSE GEMSTONES : If you are having loose gemstones shipped to Belgium, you can expect to incur the following charges: | Customs Duty : 0% | VAT : 21% | Gemstones are duty free into Belgium but VAT is levied. We pay for UPS shipping and insurance for you. UPS will deliver to your door and take care of all customs procedures for you. JEWELLERY : If you are purchasing jewellery there is an extra 2.5% customs duty levied by customs on top of the VAT, so be prepared for this.

HONG KONG

LOOSE GEMSTONES : Duty : 0% VAT : 0% JEWELRY : Duty : 0%, VAT : 0% If you are having your gemstones or jewelry shipped to Hong Kong you can expect to incur NO TAXES at all. We pay for UPS shipping and insurance for you. UPS will deliver to your door and take care of all customs procedures for you.

MALAYSIA

LOOSE GEMSTONES : Duty : 0% GST: 0% JEWELRY : Duty : 0%, GST : 0% Both gemstones and jewelry are TAX FREE into Malaysia. We pay for UPS shipping and insurance for you. UPS will deliver to your door and take care of all customs procedures for you.

RUSSIA

WE ARE UNABLE TO SHIP TO RUSSIA AS GEMSTONES ARE NOT PERMITTED TO BE IMPORTED VIA COURIER.

USA

AUSTRIA

LOOSE GEMSTONES : Duty : 0% VAT : 20% JEWELRY : Duty : 2.5%, VAT : 20% LOOSE GEMSTONES : If you are having loose gemstones shipped to Austria, you can expect to incur the following charges: | Customs Duty : 0% | VAT : 20% | Gemstones are duty free into Austria but VAT is levied. We pay for UPS shipping and insurance for you. UPS will deliver to your door and take care of all customs procedures for you. JEWELLERY : If you are purchasing jewellery there is an extra 2.5% customs duty levied by Austrian customs on top of the VAT, so be prepared for this.

THAILAND

LOOSE GEMSTONES : Duty : 0% VAT : 7% JEWELRY : Duty : 20%, VAT : 7% LOOSE GEMSTONES : If you are having loose gemstones shipped toThailand, you can expect to incur the following charges: | Customs Duty : 0% | VAT : 7% | Gemstones are duty free into Thailand but VAT is levied at 7%. We pay for UPS shipping and insurance for you. UPS will deliver to your door and take care of all customs procedures for you. JEWELLERY : If you are purchasing jewellery there is an extra 20% customs duty levied by Thail customs on top of the VAT, so be prepared for this.

IRELAND

LOOSE GEMSTONES : Duty : 0% VAT : 23% JEWELRY : Duty : 2.5%, VAT : 23% LOOSE GEMSTONES : If you are having loose gemstones shipped to the Republic of Ireland, you can expect to incur the following charges: | Customs Duty : 0% | VAT : 23% | Gemstones are duty free into Ireland but VAT s levied. We pay for UPS shipping and insurance for you. UPS will deliver to your door and take care of all customs procedures for you. JEWELLERY : If you are purchasing jewellery there is an extra 2.5% customs duty levied by Irish customs on top of the VAT, so be prepared

SWITZERLAND

LOOSE GEMSTONES : Duty : 0% VAT : 7.7% JEWELRY : Duty : 0%, VAT : 7.7% LOOSE GEMSTONES : If you are having loose gemstones shipped to Switzerland, you can expect to incur the following charges: | Customs Duty : 0% | VAT : 7.7% | Gemstones are duty free into Switzerland but VAT is levied. We pay for UPS shipping and insurance for you. UPS will deliver to your door and take care of all customs procedures for you. JEWELLERY : If you are purchasing jewellery there is also no customs duty levied by Swiss customs, only VAT at 7.7%.

SINGAPORE

LOOSE GEMSTONES : Duty : 0% GST : 7% JEWELRY : Duty : 0%, GST : 7% LOOSE GEMSTONES : If you are having loose gemstones shipped to Singapore, you can expect to incur the following charges: | Customs Duty : 0% | VAT : 7% | Gemstones are duty free into Singapore but GST is levied. We pay for Fedex shipping and insurance for you. Fedex will deliver to your door and take care of all customs procedures for you. JEWELLERY : There is no customs duty on jewelry entering Singapore so you will only incur GST at 7%.

FRANCE

LOOSE GEMSTONES : Duty : 0% VAT : 20% JEWELRY : Duty : 2.5%, VAT : 20% VERY IMPORTANT : If you are having your gemstone or jewelry shipped to France, you need to be aware of a French law that prohibits courier services like Fedex from using their own in-house brokers to do customs clearance as is the norm in other countries. Only French brokers can clear these items. This means that when your shipment arrives in France, Fedex will get in touch with you to appoint a French customs broker to complete customs clearance and deliver to you. This broker will be at your cost we don't cover the extra cost of this.

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

LOOSE GEMSTONES : Duty : 5% VAT : 5% JEWELRY : Duty : 5%, VAT : 5% ** Goods over $5,000 will require an independent customs broker to clear the goods for you as Fedex is not permitted to do customs clearance for goods over this value. We use the services of a company called Transguard based at Dubai Airport. Their charges for customs clearance and onward delivery would be for your account.

MONACO

LOOSE GEMSTONES : Duty : 0% VAT : 19% JEWELRY : Duty : 2.5%, VAT : 19% LOOSE GEMSTONES : If you are having loose gemstones shipped to Monaco, you can expect to incur the following charges: | Customs Duty : 0% | VAT : 19% | Gemstones are duty free into Monaco but VAT is levied. We pay for Fedex shipping and insurance for you. Fedex will deliver to your door and take care of all customs procedures for you. JEWELLERY : If you are purchasing jewellery there is an extra 2.5% customs duty levied by Monaco customs on top of the VAT, so be prepared for this.

TAIWAN

LOOSE GEMSTONES : Duty : 0%, VAT : 5%, Trade Promotion Fee : 0.04% JEWELRY : Duty : 0%, VAT : 5%, Trade Promotion Fee : 0.04% LOOSE GEMSTONES : If you are having loose gemstones shipped to Taiwan, you can expect to incur the following charges: | Customs Duty : 0% | VAT : 5% | Trade Promotion Fee : 0.04%. We pay for Fedex shipping and insurance for you. Fedex will deliver to your door and take care of all customs procedures for you. JEWELLERY : If you are having jewelry shipped to Taiwan, you can expect to incur the following charges: | Customs Duty : 0% | VAT : 5% | Trade Promotion Fee : 0.04%.

SOUTH KOREA

LOOSE GEMSTONES : Duty : 5% | VAT : 10% LOOSE GEMSTONES : If you are having loose gemstones shipped to South Korea, you can expect to incur the following charges: | Customs Duty : 5% | VAT : 10% We pay for Fedex / UPS shipping and insurance for you. Fedex / UPS will deliver to your door and take care of all customs procedures for you.

INDIA

LOOSE GEMSTONES : 10% Duty, 28% GST, 10% Social Welfare Surcharge, 1% Landing Charge 1% VERY IMPORTANT : If you are having your gemstone or jewelry shipped to India, you need to be aware of a law that prohibits courier services like Fedex from using their own in-house brokers to do customs clearance as is the norm in other countries. Only Indian brokers can clear these items. This means that when your shipment arrives in India, Fedex will get in touch with you to appoint an Indian customs broker to complete customs clearance and deliver to you. This broker will be at your cost we don't cover the extra cost of this.

ITALY

LOOSE GEMSTONES : Duty : 0% VAT : 22% JEWELRY : Duty : 2.5%, VAT : 22% LOOSE GEMSTONES : If you are having loose gemstones shipped to Italy, you can expect to incur the following charges: | Customs Duty : 0% | VAT : 22% | Gemstones are duty free into Italy but VAT is levied. We pay for Fedex shipping and insurance for you. Fedex will deliver to your door and take care of all customs procedures for you. JEWELLERY : If you are purchasing jewellery there is an extra 2.5% customs duty levied by Italian customs on top of the VAT, so be prepared for this.

POLAND

LOOSE GEMSTONES : Duty : 0% VAT : 23% JEWELRY : Duty : 2.5%, VAT : 23% LOOSE GEMSTONES : If you are having loose gemstones shipped to Poland, you can expect to incur the following charges: | Customs Duty : 0% | VAT : 23% | Gemstones are duty free into Poland but VAT at is levied. We pay for UPS shipping and insurance for you. UPS will deliver to your door and take care of all customs procedures for you. JEWELLERY : If you are purchasing jewellery there is an extra 2.5% customs duty levied by Polish customs on top of the VAT, so be prepared for this.

DENMARK

LOOSE GEMSTONES : Duty : 0% VAT : 25% JEWELRY : Duty : 2.5%, VAT : 25% LOOSE GEMSTONES : If you are having loose gemstones shipped to Denmark, you can expect to incur the following charges: | Customs Duty : 0% | VAT : 25% | Gemstones are duty free into Denmark but VAT is levied. We pay for UPS shipping and insurance for you. UPS will deliver to your door and take care of all customs procedures for you. JEWELLERY : If you are purchasing jewellery there is an extra 2.5% customs duty levied by Danish customs on top of the VAT, so be prepared for this.

TURKEY

LOOSE GEMSTONES : Duty : 0% | VAT : 18% | SPECIAL CONSUMPTION TAX : 0% JEWELRY : Duty : 2.5% | VAT : 18% | SPECIAL CONSUMPTION TAX : 0% LOOSE GEMSTONES : If you are having loose gemstones shipped to Turkey, you can expect to incur the following charges: | Customs Duty : 0% | VAT : 18% | Gemstones are duty free into Turkey but VAT is levied. They are exempt from Special Consumption Tax. We pay for UPS shipping and insurance for you. UPS will deliver to your door and take care of all customs procedures for you. JEWELLERY : If you are purchasing jewellery there is an extra 2.5% customs duty levied by Turkish customs on top of the VAT, so be prepared for this. Jewelry is exempt from Special Consumption Tax.

GERMANY

LOOSE GEMSTONES : Duty : 0%, VAT : 19%, JEWELRY : Duty : 2.5%, VAT : 19% LOOSE GEMSTONES : If you are having loose gemstones shipped to Germany, you can expect to incur the following charges: | Customs Duty : 0% | VAT : 19%. Loose gems are duty free into Germany but VAT is levied. We pay for UPS shipping and insurance for you. UPS will deliver to your door and take care of all customs procedures for you. JEWELLERY : If you are purchasing jewellery there is an extra 2.5% customs duty levied by German customs on top of the VAT, so be prepared for this.

CYPRUS

LOOSE GEMSTONES : Duty : 0%, VAT : 19%, JEWELRY : Duty : 2.5%, VAT : 19% LOOSE GEMSTONES : If you are having loose gemstones shipped to Cyprus, you can expect to incur the following charges: | Customs Duty : 0% | VAT : 19%. Loose gems are duty free but VAT is levied. We pay for UPS shipping and insurance for you. UPS will deliver to your door and take care of all customs procedures for you. JEWELLERY : If you are having jewelry shipped to Cyprus, you can expect to incur the following charges: | Customs Duty : 2.5% | VAT : 19%

FINLAND

LOOSE GEMSTONES : Duty : 0% VAT : 24% JEWELRY : Duty : 3%, VAT : 24% LOOSE GEMSTONES : If you are having loose gemstones shipped to Finland, you can expect to incur the following charges: | Customs Duty : 0% | VAT : 24% | Gemstones are duty free into Finland but VAT at 24% is levied. We pay for UPS or UPS shipping and insurance for you. The courier will deliver to your door and take care of all customs procedures for you. JEWELLERY : If you are purchasing jewellery there is an extra 3% customs duty levied by Finnish customs on top of the VAT, so be prepared for this.

CZECH REPUBLIC

LOOSE GEMSTONES : Duty : 0% VAT : 21% JEWELRY : Duty : 2.5%, VAT : 21% LOOSE GEMSTONES : If you are having loose gemstones shipped to the Czech Republic, you can expect to incur the following charges: | Customs Duty : 0% | VAT : 21% | Gemstones are duty free into the Czech Republic but VAT at 21% is levied. We pay for Fedex / UPS shipping and insurance for you. Fedex / UPS will deliver to your door and take care of all customs procedures for you. JEWELLERY : If you are purchasing jewellery there is an extra 2.5% customs duty levied by Czech customs on top of the VAT, so be prepared for this.