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Oct 28, 2010 | 10:59 am

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Chinatrvl

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Originally Posted by Letitride3c

There are news report of PRC Custom imposing a 20% tax/duty on each iphone & iPad coming into the country (or about $1,000 RMB - based on the fair market value of these unlocked wifi-enabled devices)

One supposingly has the option of not paying the duty & request that it be checked at the border entry point, and reclaim upon departure - not an option if one is coming in from point A and leaving via point B.

One ought to mention that we are talking about new, boxed Apple devices. Not the ones for personal usage. As reported by SCMP and others.

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