Jack:
You, unfortunately, just wasted more bandwidth yourself. I suggested
that we drop this issue yesterday. I have not found Rimmer to be "a lot
cheaper than locally."
PLEASE LET THIS ISSUE DIE A SWIFT DEATH!!!!!!!!
Kirby
Jack Levy wrote:
>
> 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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