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Mon, 04 November 2019 14:38
"If you want to bring some valuable foreign-made items back into the U.S. that you owned before leaving like watches and jewelry you can register them at a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) office or at the airport. You'll need the items and their serial numbers to fill out the registration forms. Once they're completed and filed you shouldn't have any problems bringing your belongings back into the U.S. on your return.
The U.S. has a tax exemption of $800 per person on items bought abroad. Family members can combine their $800 tax exemptions in a joint declaration of value.
Items valued $1,000 over the exemption are taxed at 3 percent. Beyond that, the tax rate climbs to 6.5 percent."
