I know that taxes on booze or cigarettes exist when you buy them from abroad bringing that into the US (literally, not via mail) as they won’t let you enter the border without paying the tariff (despite only have 1) but its different if one is packing those in bulk quantities for reselling. This is not the same as sales tax since it affects tourists visiting and citizens returning for importing “duty free” goods or products.
Will I have to pay any additional tariffs for bringing in a foreign consumer electronics (i.e. a game console) via luggage (not mail) even if I have proof of purchase (receipt) listing the price in its original currency (no local ST)? It’s like if I purchased a digital-only PS5 (brand new, unopened) for ¥50,000 ($316) from a Japan trip while the same is $600 (before tax) if bought in the US, are there really any tariffs or not?
Feel free to not declare international purchase at your own peril. CBP doesn’t search every bag. Sometimes if your declaration is close enough to the limit they don’t care. However if they do search and you haven’t declared, you’re going to have a longer border crossing than normal and very likely that will be the case in the future.
There are tariffs on many or most things under this administration. No matter the form of import (mail, carried personally, courier), you will need to pay the tariff. Purchasing it internationally (eg japan) and importing to the USA triggers tariffs. Sony pays the tariffs at import and passes the costs on to the consumer if you buy a PS locally