Costa Rica Tax
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Import Tax

Import tax is one of the most common tax systems in the world, taking the taxes at the custom department at the time of import of taxable goods.Below is the import tax rate for the most common goods.

ITEM TO BE IMPORTED RATE
ACOUSTIC DRUMS 24.30%
ACOUSTIC GUITAR 29.95%
ADJUSTABLE HAND WRENCH 14.13%
AGENDA (ELECTRONIC) 13.00%
AGENDA (PAPER) 29.95%
AIR / OIL FILTER 24.30%
AIR CONDITIONING SINGLE BODY 75.04%
AIR CONDITIONING SPLIT SYSTEM 29.95%
ALARM 14.13%
ALTERNATORS FOR MOTORS 42.38%
AMPLIFIER 14.13%
ANTENNA 14.13%
AUDIO SYSTEM 49.27%
AUTO ENGINE 14.13%
BABY CAR SEAT 13.00%
BACKPACK - BAG - CASES - WALLET 29.95%
BATTERY 42.38%
BATTERY (AAA / AA, C , D) 14.13%
BATTERY CHARGER 14.13%
BBQ THERMOMETER CONTROL 14.13%
BBQ TOOL 29.95%
BICYCLE - VALUE LESS THAN $ 1000 13.00%
BICYCLE - VALUE OVER $ 1000 29.95%
BICYCLE FRAMES 24.30%
BICYCLE PART EXCL. HANDLE AND FENDER 14.13%
BICYCLE PART HANDLE AND FENDER 24.30%
BIKE CRANKS 24.30%
BIKE RACK 14.13%
BILLIARDS 29.95%
BINOCULARS 29.95%
BLANK FLOPPY DISK 14.13%
BLANKETS 29.95%
BLENDER 49.28%
BODY LOTION 29.95%
BOOKS 1.00%
BRAKES AND PARTS 42.78%
BRIEFCASE 29.95%
BURGLAR ALARMS - FIRE ALARMS 14.13%
CABLES 19.78%
CALCULATORS 13.00%
CAMERAS 13.00%
CAMPING TENT 29.95%
CANES 29.95%
CAR BODY PARTS 42.78%
CAR HORN 14.13%
CAR IGNITION COILS 42.38%
CAR LIGHTS 19.78%
CAR MIRROR 14.13%
CAR RACK 42.78%
CAR RADIO 49.27%
CAR SPARK PLUGS 42.38%
CAR STARTER 42.38%
CAR STEERING WHEEL 24.30%
CAR SUSPENSION PARTS 42.78%
CAR WHEEL 19.78%
CAR WHEEL WITH RING 42.78%
CARPET 29.95%
CARPET 29.95%
CASE FOR CELL PHONE 29.95%
CD DISKS 24.30%
CD PLAYER 49.27%
CELL PHONE - NEW 13.00%
CELL PHONE - USED - NEED PERMISSION HEALTH DEPT 13.00%
CERAMIC PLATES 29.95%
CHAIR 29.95%
CHILD CAR SEATS (BOOSTER) 13.00%
CLEATES - FOOTBALL 29.95%
CLOCKS 29.95%
CLOTHES WASHER CAP LESS THAN 10 KILOS 42.83%
CLOTHING MEN-WOMEN-CHILDREN-UNDERWEAR 29.95%
CLUTCH 24.30%
COAXIAL CABLES 19.78%
COFFEE GRINDER 14.13%
COFFEE MAKER 49.28%
COINS 19.78%
COLOGNE 29.95%
COMIC BOOKS 1.00%
COMPASS 1.00%
COMPENSATOR FOR CAR 42.78%
COMPUTER - DESKTOP - NOTEBOOK - NETBOOK 13.00%
COMPUTER CLOTH COVER 29.95%
COMPUTER CPU 13.00%
COMPUTER GAMES ON CD 14.13%
COMPUTER HARD DRIVE 13.00%
COMPUTER INK IN BOTTLE FOR PRINTER 24.30%
COMPUTER KEYBOARD 13.00%
COMPUTER MEMORY 13.00%
COMPUTER MONITOR WITH DVI INPUT 42.97%
COMPUTER MONITOR WITHOUT DVI INPUT 13.00%
COMPUTER MOTHERBOARD 13.00%
COMPUTER MOUSE PAD 19.78%
COMPUTER NETWORD CARD 13.00%
COMPUTER NETWORK ROUTER 14.13%
COMPUTER PRINTER 13.00%
COMPUTER PRINTER 13.00%
COMPUTER PRINTER INK CARTRIDGE 13.00%
COMPUTER SOFTWARE PROGRAM 13.00%
COMPUTER UPS POWER SUPPLY 13.00%
COMPUTER VIDEP CARD 13.00%
CONTACT LENS 19.78%
CONTROL REMOTO 14.13%
COOLER FOR PATIO 29.95%
COPY MACHINE 14.13%
COSMETICS 29.95%
CPU CASE 30.00%
CRAYONS 10.00%
CREAM - FACIAL OR BODY 29.95%
CURTAINS 29.95%
DECORATIONS OF WOOD - METAL - PLASTIC 29.95%
DEODORANT 49.27%
DIAMONDS 19.78%
DICTIONARIES AND ENCYCLOPEDIAS 1.00%
DIGITAL FRAMES 49.27%
DISKMAN - WALKMAN 49.00%
DOLLS 29.95%
DRINKING GLASS 29.95%
DRUM 24.30%
DRUMSTICK 19.78%
DVD DISC PLAYER 49.27%
DVD MOVIES 14.13%
ELECTRIC CABLES 29.95%
ELECTRIC GUITAR 24.30%
ELECTRIC MIXER 49.27%
ELECTRIC MOTORS 14.13%
ELECTRIC SCREWDRIVER 14.13%
ELECTRIC SHAVER - PERSONAL 42.78%
ELECTRIC SOUND AMPLIFIER - REPRODUCTION DEVICE NOT INCLUDED 49.27%
ELECTRIC TOOTHBRUSH 49.27%
ELECTRONIC BOOK 14.13%
ELECTRONIC TABLET 13.00%
ENGINE PART 14.13%
EXERCISE MACHINERY 24.30%
EYEGLASSES 29.95%
FAUCETS 29.95%
FENDER BIKE 24.30%
FIBER ASSEMBLED VEHICLE BRAKE 42.77%
FIBRE OPTIC 13.00%
FISH HOOK 1.00%
FISHING REEL 14.13%
FISHING RODS 24.30%
FITNESS ACCESORIES 24.30%
FLASH DRIVE USB 13.00%
FLASH FOR CAMERA 24.30%
FLATWARE 24.30%
FLUORESCENT BULB 29.95%
FORKLIFT PART 14.13%
FRYER 49.27%
FURNITURE 29.95%
FUSE 14.13%
GAMES PLAY STATION ON CD 14.13%
GARDEN TOOLS 1.00%
GAS GRILL - NO GAS CONTAINER 24.30%
GAS RANGE 29.95%
GENERATORS P. ENGINES 42.38%
GOLF BALLS 24.30%
GOLF CLUBS 24.30%
GRASS CUTTERS 14.13%
GUITAR PEDAL 19.78%
GUNS 30.00%
HAIR DRYER 49.27%
HAIRSTYLING IRON 49.27%
HAIRSTYLING PRODUCTS 68.60%
HAND SET KEYS 14.13%
HAND TOOLS 14.13%
HEATER 14.13%
HOME APPLIANCES 49.27%
HOME THEATER SYSTEM 49.27%
HOSE 19.78%
HOUSEHOLD SCALES 19.78%
HYDRAULIC JACK 14.13%
IGNITION COILS 42.38%
IGNITION SPARK PLUG CABLES 19.78%
INK 14.13%
IPAD 13.00%
IPHONE 13.00%
IPOD 42.97%
JEWELRY 29.95%
KARAOKE 49.00%
KINDLE - BOOK READER 49.27%
KITCHEN STOVE WITH ELECTRIC ENERGY EFFICIENCY 42.83%
LAMPS 29.95%
LANDLINES 13.00%
LAPTOP COMPUTER - NETBOOK - NOTEBOOK - NEW OR USED 13.00%
LAWN MOWER 14.13%
LEATHER JACKETS 29.95%
LIGHT BULB 19.78%
MAKEUP 29.95%
MASSAGERS - SEX TOY - REQUIRES PERMISSION HEALTH DEPT 14.13%
MATTRESS 29.95%
MICROPHONE 14.13%
MICROSCOPES 14.13%
MICROWAVE OVEN 37.58%
MIXER 49.27%
MOTORCYCLE HELMET - NOT PLASTIC 29.95%
MOTORCYCLE HELMET - PLASTIC 13.00%
MOTORCYCLE PART 42.78%
MOTORCYCLE SUSPENSION 19.78%
MUFFLER 24.30%
MUSIC CDS 24.30%
MUSICAL ACCESORIES 19.78%
MUSICAL INSTRUMENT CASE 29.95%
MUSICAL KEYBOARD 24.30%
NATURAL MEDICINES 14.13%
NATURAL PEARLS 24.30%
NINTENDO - WII - XBOX - PLAY STATION - ACCESSORIES 55.71%
NINTENDO - WII - XBOX - PLAY STATION - CONSOLE 55.71%
NINTENDO - WII - XBOX - PLAY STATION - CONTROL 55.71%
NINTENDO - WII - XBOX - PLAY STATION - GAME CARTRIDGE 29.95%
NINTENDO DS - PORTABLE 29.95%
NINTENDO-WII-XBOX-PLAYSTATION GAMES ON CD 14.13%
OIL PUMP 14.13%
ORNAMENTS (STONE) 14.30%
PAINT 24.30%
PAPER 24.30%
PARTY SUPPLIES 29.95%
PEN - DISPOSABLE 15.00%
PEN - NOT DISPOSABLE 29.95%
PENCIL 15.00%
PERCUSSION MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS 24.30%
PERFUME - REQUIRES PERMISSION HEALTH DEPT 29.95%
PINION 14.13%
PLASTIC TOY 29.95%
PLASTIC TRASH CAN 29.95%
PLUSH TOY 29.95%
POOL TABLES 29.95%
PORCELAIN TABLEWARE 29.95%
PORTABLE BARBECUE GRILL 24.30%
PORTABLE NINTENDO DS 55.71%
PORTABLE STOVE 42.38%
POSTERS 14.13%
POTS AND PANS 29.95%
PRINTER  13.00%
PROJECTOR ACCESORIES 14.13%
PROJECTORS 42.97%
QUILT 29.95%
RACKET 24.30%
RADIATOR 42.78%
RAZOR - DISPOSABLE 24.30%
REFRIGERATOR 42.83%
RINGS FOR MOTOR VEHICLE 42.77%
ROUTER 13.00%
SEAT BELT 13.00%
SEWING MACHINE 14.13%
SHAMPOO 49.27%
SHEETS 29.95%
SHOE & BOOT 29.95%
SIGNAL GENERATOR 14.13%
SKATES - ROLLER - ICE SKATES 24.30%
SLEEPING BAG 29.95%
SOCCER BALL 24.30%
SOUND EQUIPMENT 42.97%
SOUND MIXER 14.13%
SPARK PLUG 42.38%
SPEAKER 14.13%
SPOCK ASSORBERS 42.78%
STAINLESS STEEL POTS 29.95%
STEREO - NORMAL AND CAR 49.27%
STRING MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS 30.00%
STROLLER 29.95%
SUITCASE 29.95%
SUNGLASSES 29.95%
SURFBOARD 24.30%
SWIMWARE 29.95%
TABLE GAMES 29.95%
TABLECLOTH 29.95%
TABLET 13.00%
TACHOMETER 14.13%
TANNER 29.95%
TELEPHONE 13.00%
TELEPHONE HEADSET 14.13%
TELESCOPE 14.13%
TENNIS EQUIPMENT 24.30%
TIRE WITHOUT WHEEL FOR CAR 19.78%
TOILET AND SINK 29.95%
TOWELS 29.95%
TOY - REMOTE CONTROL 29.95%
TOYS 29.95%
TRANSFORMER 14.13%
TRANSISTORS 13.00%
TRANSMISSION BAND 14.13%
TRIPOD 14.13%
TV - TRADITIONAL - LCD - LED - PLASMA - 3D 49.27%
TV CONTROL 14.13%
UMBRELLA 29.95%
UPS - POWER SUPPLY 14.13%
VACUUM CLEANER 42.97%
VALVES 14.13%
VEHICLE BODY PART 42.77%
VEHICLE BRAKE SYSTEM 42.77%
VEHICLE SUSPENSION PART 42.77%
VHS TAPE PLAYER 49.27%
VIDEO CAMERA 14.13%
VIDEO GAMES ON CD 13.00%
VIDEO PROJECTOR 49.27%
VINYL DISK 29.95%
VITAMINS - REQUIRES PERMISSION HEALTH DEPT 14.13%
WALKIE TALKIES 13.00%
WATCH - CLOCK 29.95%
WATER FILTER 14.13%
WATER HEATER - ELECTRIC 68.60%
WATER PUMP 14.13%
WEIGH SCALE 14.13%
WELDING MACHINE 14.13%
WIG 29.95%
WINDSHIELD 19.78%
WIRE 19.78%
WOODWIND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT 24.30%
SHOE - USED - PROHIBITED TO IMPORT
TIRE - RETREADED - PROHIBITED TO IMPORT