Customs

I had to pay duty on a used Breville blender for my personal use several years ago. Although the blender was clearly used (I had used it for five or six years) and had the manufacture date stamped on it, the aduana person said that because it was in the original box they considered it to be new and for resale. (I have moved many times, so for years I kept original boxes for my next move.)

I had bought it refurbished at a reduced price. I didn’t have a paper receipt, but I had the email with the price.

Not good enough. They looked up a price for a new one on a Mexican website and charged me (I think 16%).

But the payment was by credit card with an itemized receipt.