Thanks Mr. B! So if one was to buy said boat, and brought into FL and paid the FL Use Tax (what is the % with the CAP?) and the 1.5% federal duty, how much of a hassle is it to "import" a boat to the US? Time, hassle, importing agent cost, paperwork, Gvmt BS? Is there a possibility of a bureaucrat putting unreasonable conditions on the import?
Why couldn't one just request the seller import and pay the 1.5% fee as a condition of the sale? It certainly isn't that large of a fee. But if the time is an issue that would delay closing extensively then it certainly could be a negotiating point.
The USE Tax is annual or one time? I know this has been discussed before on TF but looking for a quick refresh w/o spending hours going thru past msgs.
Who "normally" pays it, buyer or seller? Say you are buying a $500k boat, the import fee is $7500 and the Use Tax would be _______?
Kevin
From the No Sales/Use tax State of Oregon