I paid about $5.00 for over $400 dollars worth of parts, is it really worth
all the agravation and wasted bandwith over such small amounts? Freight was
free and the parts were a lot cheaper than locally.
Jack
-----Original Message-----
From: Glenn Trunnell <trunnell@mindspring.com>
To: Spitfires@autox.team.net <Spitfires@autox.team.net>
Date: Tuesday, October 27, 1998 9:14 PM
Subject: import duties...rimmer
>Hello,
>
>I was also concerned about this and called the US customs. They told me
>that UPS and FEDEX have in house customs brokers that figure the import
>duties and file the paper work, BUT the customs fees are only a small part
>of what they charge you the rest is the price for them doing the paperwork,
>which you can do yourself for free. I asked how you would go about
>declining this service and the customs agent said that you would have to
>get the invoice and file the forms yourself , but he was unsure how to get
>the shipping company to surrender the parts without paying the fee. If
>someone could check with their local customs office and see if they are a
>little more knowledgeable than mine perhaps we can find a way to get all
>our parts imported cheaper.
>
>Glenn
>
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