# Do I have to pay import tax/customs/duties? International Orders may be subject to import taxes, customs duties and fees levied by your country’s customs department upon arrival. When ordering, the recipient of the shipment is the importer of record and is responsible for any of these import fees, as well as complying with all laws and regulations of the destination country. We do not collect duties and taxes and we are not able to predict what your charges may be. Customs policies vary widely from country to country, so please contact your local customs office for more information. If a shipment has these fees refused the item(s) will come back to us. Your original shipping fees will not be refunded, you may have to pay for return shipping costs and we charge a $20 USD return fee that will be deducted from the refund. We are not able to change the customs value or classify the shipment as a gift. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://help.carbonfibergear.com/international/taxes-duties.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.