问HN：我应该从深圳走私组件到加利福尼亚吗？
你好，HN。我是一家小型消费电子公司的首席执行官。我们的产品在美国设计、组装、测试和包装，但一些关键组件来自中国。
两周前，我们向供应商下了一个6000美元的电子元件订单（1000个单位，每个6美元）。我们的关税账单因此激增了9000美元。如果每个单价是15美元，我们是不会下这个订单的，但现在已经太晚无法取消。这个订单还需要三周才能完成，如果这种情况持续升级，我们可能不得不放弃订单并暂时停业。
我们正在考虑两种规避措施，主要是出于对未经过国会批准就被征税的抗议：
1) 将这次发货拆分成8个订单，分散在一个月内，每个订单申报价值750美元？这样就会低于800美元的免税额度（如果我没记错的话）。或者是否有美国部门会跟踪总发货量以防止这种漏洞？
2) 飞往深圳取货，然后背着它飞回旧金山而不申报。所有的单位都可以放在一个鞋盒里。我们可以伪造一份发票，显示其总价值低于800美元。
有没有美国公民有在海外购买昂贵商品而不申报其价值的经验？一个装有1000个小电路板的鞋盒几乎可以确保我会被询问，但由于这是定制电路，根本无法确认购买价格不是我所申报的金额。
提前感谢任何反馈。
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Greetings HN. I am the CEO of a small consumer electronics company. Our product is designed, assembled, tested, and packaged in the US, but some of key components come from China.<p>Two weeks ago we placed a $6000 order electronic components (1000 units at $6/each) from our supplier. Our tariff bill has since ballooned $9000. We would not have placed the order at $15/each but it's too late to cancel. The order won't be complete for another three weeks and if this keeps escalating we may have to abandon the order and temporarily shut down.<p>There are two evasive actions we are considering mostly out of protest to being taxed without Congressional approval:<p>1) Break this shipment into 8 orders spread out over a month with a declared value of $750 each ? That would be below the $800 de minimis value which is exempt IIRC. Or does a US department keep track of the total shipments to prevent this loophole ?<p>2) Fly to Shenzhen pickup the order and fly back to SF with it in a back pack without declaring it. All the units would fit in a shoebox. We could have an invoice mocked up showing it's total value is below $800.<p>Does any U.S. citizen have experience with not declaring the value of expensive merchandise purchased overseas ? A shoebox of 1000 small circuit boards almost ensures I'll be questioned, but since it is a custom circuit there is no way to confirm the purchase price isn't what I declare it to be.<p>Thanks in advance for any feedback.