Duties & Taxes
Responsibility on Duties and Taxes
This document is part of the terms of service (linked here) that the customer enters into when purchasing items on this website where this document is available, including the Online Contract and other legal documents forming part of the website.
Notice on Import Duties
Ovials Inc hereinafter referred to as, “Chelsea Wellington”, available at https://chelseawellington.com, is an online retail website. Therefore, to the full extent of the applicable law and legality permissible, the ultimate responsibility for duties and taxes on items purchased at Chelsea Wellington is that of the final consumer/ buyer of the item. This responsibility includes that of import of items carried out by Ovials Inc or any of it’s authorized agents in person or corporate as merchandise Consignee on Commercial Invoices on behalf of the final customer/ buyer and for the purposes of convenience to the customer or otherwise, and as may be expressly granted/ confirmed and verified by Chelsea Wellington through documents and information supplied by the customer to Chelsea Wellington at all its payments, sales and branded marketing channels regarding any item in question and to any customs authorities when so requested.
By making a purchase through this website or through any official Chelsea Wellington sales channels online/ offline branded as Chelsea Wellington on leaflets, brochures and/ catalogs etc., the customer unreservedly authorizes customs authorities and their agents to request and impose duties and related penalties on the customer/ buyer based on transaction information supplied to Chelsea Wellington and further unreservedly agrees to be bound by this Notice and hereby gives ultimate consent to comply with customs authorities and pledges that this statement may be used as evidence of knowledge of responsibility and liability on duties and taxes on any item listed and purchased on the website with or without implied duties for the purposes of clearing items in customs process and warehouses and related surcharges and penalties involved/ imposed.
General Responsibility on Duties and Taxes
Importers, (buyers) on https://chelseawellington.com operated by Ovials Inc, and hereafter referred to as, “Chelsea Wellington” are responsible for payment of duties and taxes wherever applicable during the transaction period, (transaction period covers from buying to delivery and applicable warranty and returns period). Buyers are responsible for understanding the applicable duties and taxes on any merchandise imported into the destination country where the item is purchased outside the country of the buyer. Where a buyer has selected DDP delivery whenever offered, or any other shipping term on Incoterms 2020 that requires Chelsea Wellington to clear items through customs, the price quoted may include an estimate of the duties and taxes for the item destination. However, final duties paid/payable shall be borne by the buyer and any penalties and fees shall also be the sole responsibility of the buyer including penalties in relation to contraband on limited or prohibited items exchanged between manufacturer and the buyer. Failure to comply with payment of duties may result in forfeiture or withholding of goods, while contraband items may be seized by customs officials perpetually, and Chelsea Wellington will not be held responsible, nor will it be obliged to refund the transaction where the buyer (importer) has omitted required responsibilities relating to the importation of such goods.
Duties vary greatly across destinations and per product being imported. Countries, where majority of the customers on chelseawellington.com come from can benefit from a harmonized customs system. However, buyers are still encouraged to inquire about applicable duties and taxes with their relative national customs departments. Duties vary greatly from 0-100% across different items.
Further Notes on Duties
Different rules apply per country and per product. Customers and buyers (importers) are encouraged to inquire about applicable duties on goods purchased for personal use (all items listed on chelseawellington.com are intended for personal use only unless otherwise specifically stated) . Majority of items sold on Chelsea Wellington will be personal sales items from one individual seller, (personal) or organized reseller to the buyer (importer). The website available at the domain chelseawellington.com is in principle, an online retail shop and exists ensure safe transactions and assurance of receipt of goods by the buyer. In some instances, Chelsea Wellington also acts as a promoter of items that may be third party brands in collaboration. Nonetheless, for all items sold on chelseawellington.com and for the purposes of taxes and duties applicable, Chelsea Wellington is not the principal product owner of the imported product but that of the customer. Chelsea Wellington utilizes third parties who act as payment processors for all items sold on the domain chelseawellington.com. Buyers are solely responsible for ensuring that all taxes and duties are paid in full for all items purchased on chelseawellington.com whether shipped by Ovials Inc, or third parties. This requirement applies as long as the product was bought on chelseawellington.com or any of it’s sales channels online/ offline clearly branded as such and acknowledged by Ovials Inc as official sales channels.