bushamy13
3/13/2013 13:30 EST
Yes, import duties.
You need to be a resident to get the $20,000 household goods exemption. You do not have to remain in Nicaragua while they process your residency. In addition you get a $500 exemption every six months for personal things you wish to bring in to Nicaragua. You can only use it once every six months even if the item was only $10. It is a good idea to have the invoice or they will determine the value. If you have something shipped to you then it must be from a relative or friend, you cannot just order things via the Internet and expect it to arrive with Customs getting involved. If you work with a service like Aerocasillas then you must forewarn them before the item arrives in Miami.
As part of your pensionado residence status you can bring in a car up to $25,000 value and less than 10 years old with taxes or duties. I believe you can do so every four years.
Here is the Aerocasillas staement on handling shipped goods coming in.
Tax Exemption
Customs law allows tax exemption for a shipment received for personal use every six months up to a $500 CIF value (total invoice cost + freight + insurance) as long as the package has been sent by a friend or relative. .
Steps to Exempt your Import from paying Taxes:
Enter a Tax Exemption Prealert at least 24 hours before it arrives in Miami for the package you wish to import with the tax exemption. It is absolutely necessary that you include the tracking number (tracking UPS, Fedex, DHL, USPS, etc.), package value, name of the family or friend that shipped the package, as well as the name of the cosignee that will apply his/her tax exemption right.
Present at our nearest counter the following documents. Please DO NOT send them by fax.
1.
Fully completed permit, signed exactly as in your ID.
Print the Special Permit
2.
Original and 3 signed copies of your ID (Cedula or passport) .
NOTE: If the documentation is presented by a third-party that is not the cosignee of the package requesting tax exemption he/she must present the original identification of the cosignee and his/her own.
If you would like Aerocasillas to handle the exemption process on your behalf, there will be a $16.95 charge that includes: fiscal stamps, copies of all documentation, storage and package handling, tax sales and appearance before Customs Authorities. Aerocasillas does not charge for the tax exemption itself, but for the process carried out before Customs.
If you wish to handle the tax exemption process yourself before Customs Authority, you will only have to pay Aerocasillas $5.00 for the storage when you request delivery of the air guide at the Customs Deposit.
¡Remember!
The exemption process is NOT AUTOMATIC, you must confirm beforehand, through a Exemption Prealert, which one is the package that you wish to import exempted from tax.
Each person can request tax exemption once every six months for a signel package that is for personal and not commercial use cosigned to your name and sent from abroad by a physical person, with a CIF Value (total invoice value + freight + insurance) equal to or less than $500.00.
If your package arrives in multiple flights you will only be able to import tax exempt one of the packages as per request of Customs. For this, you may not apply package consolidation.
The application of the exemption right IS SUBJECT TO to the value estimated by the customs agent.
Aerocasillas is not responsible for changes in interpretation of the norm related to this process.
When we moved here we brought a 1995 Jeep SUV and a trailer full of household items.
Note-I am not an expert but few people are. Consult a lawyer for assistance in interpretation.
Regards
Darrell
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