My friend would be coming back from the States too mid March so i'm asking him to get one for me. Would he be taxed for a single phone? If he is, i may ask him to just open up the box and 'use' it like a personal item. I believe with that he could avoid getting taxed?

@Soundstream:

Is 7% govt tax the same across the States?

This post has been edited by zc_squash: Feb 21 2008, 05:55 PM

I guess i'd need to advise my friend to just open the box up then.

Now this is worrisome. But i did advise my friend to unbox it and carry the phone with him and leave the empty box in the bag. I wannnnnnt the box! I'm just buying ONE unit, by the way. Should be safe, eh?