Originally Posted by JustSomeGuy  Anyone have any experience with picking up a small mill in the US and bringing it back? |
I posted this same question before buying from Princess Auto.
http://www.cnczone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=36522
More recently I've driven across with several items
for the mill, but none of Chinese manufacture. According to another member here, the import tariff on Chinese products can be 17% if customs decides to apply it.
My experience with customs officials;
1) They will ask for country of manufacture
2) They don't like to look up the import code for the product. If you can supply a code number they will be more pleasant to deal with.
My decision to go with Princess came down to driving distance. 70 miles to PA vs 200+ to a Harbor Freight. In hindsight I would have driven the extra miles and will in the future.
If you do go with Harbor Freight, do a search of this sight for their coupon offers.
Good luck whatever route you choose.