Jack,
Sounds like you got a good deal, and hopefully it's representative of what
I'll have to pay for the pieces I ordered.
5 years ago I'd ordered some parts from a vendor in Canada for my Mini. The
parts showed up quickly (via UPS) and only ran $35, not the $45 or so I was
quoted. I just wrote it off to currency conversion and didn't think twice
about it.
Then three weeks later I got a badly xeroxed form letter from a company in
Buffalo that purported to have acted as my representative at customs, and
wanted $18 for the privelage. This was pre-Nafta... don't know how it is
today.
Jim
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jack Levy [SMTP:sales@cocoinc.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 1998 8:42 PM
> To: Spitfires@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: import duties...rimmer
>
> 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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