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"If the goods are cleared informally, the Entry Summary CBP Form 7501, bond and identification number are not required. Goods are usually cleared informally when they are for personal use, under $2000 in value, and are not in commercial quantities. However, because there are no guarantees that an entry will be cleared informally, brokers find it helpful to have the ultimate importer's identification number just in case.
Because many foreign merchants are aware that CBP requires an identification number for the ultimate importer for formal entries, they will often request the purchaser's social security number to include on export documents that the broker will subsequently rely on to prepare the CBP entry."
I didn't read the whole thing, but based on this paragraph, a chance you parcel get cleared informally, and they don't charge you. I think it does not mean illegal. If a store declare a very low value of the item and says it's a gift. I think they are violating the law. Once the package get cleared, no one cares.
[COLOR=FF00AA]https://help.cbp.gov/app/answers/detail/a_id/314/kw/Social Security Number
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"If the goods are cleared informally, the Entry Summary CBP Form 7501, bond and identification number are not required. Goods are usually cleared informally when they are for personal use, under $2000 in value, and are not in commercial quantities. However, because there are no guarantees that an entry will be cleared informally, brokers find it helpful to have the ultimate importer's identification number just in case.
Because many foreign merchants are aware that CBP requires an identification number for the ultimate importer for formal entries, they will often request the purchaser's social security number to include on export documents that the broker will subsequently rely on to prepare the CBP entry."
I didn't read the whole thing, but based on this paragraph, a chance you parcel get cleared informally, and they don't charge you. I think it does not mean illegal. If a store declare a very low value of the item and says it's a gift. I think they are violating the law. Once the package get cleared, no one cares.
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