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Old Oct 23, 2006 | 7:08 am
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jpatokal
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Originally Posted by cinnywoo
Under the situation I am asking about, the goods do not count against your normal duty free allowance.
I don't think you understand what the GSP is. Start with this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General...of_Preferences

What it boils down to is an agreement between WTO members to allow lower import tariffs for developing countries (like, in theory, Singapore). But if you're importing for personal use, then the stuff you bring is already duty free, so none of this matters.
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