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Thanks Paul. I'll check out that link. Does all of this same
stuff apply to ancient rusty used parts? To the untrained eye, this
stuff will look like scrap. When I have had stuff shipped before,
mostly new stuff, I've never had to pay any import duty. The sender
puts one of those little green cards on the package stating the contents
and value. Is there some threshold that triggers an import
duty? I didn't pay any when I bought the exhaust system. <br><br>
-Steve T.<br><br>
At 07:14 PM 11/16/2013, Paul Barrow wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite=""><font size=2>Steve<br>
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The first thing to clear up is that shipping anything anywhere now is
damned expensive and frankly given the dimensions (not the weight) as I
ship and have stuff shipped to me from all over the world I am not
actually surprised at the prices. Sadly it is the price of doing
business internationally.<br>
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OK, now we have that out of the way, let me add a kicker - when it gets
here you will be pleased to note that most imports of these dimensions
attract massive and intrusive Federal investigations. Yes the
Department of Homeland Insecurity will get in on the deal and they will
want to know where the parts originated from and where all the component
pieces originated from (we all know rubber comes from trees right?? But
don’t try telling them that - they want to know it came from
Ceylon!!). And if you don’t know, the best answer I have is that to
the best of my knowledge and <b><u>belief it all comes from the
UK</u></b>. <br>
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If that were all, you would be home and dry … but now they want to hose
you too for IMPORT DUTY and will charge you 5 – 10% of not only the cost
of the parts but also the shipping cost to help fund more waste on your
behalf … but this is just the way it is. Be glad you live in the US
and pay it because in the UK it is 5% then they add 20% VAT (France
25%). If you pay the shipping here then it is $0.00 that they have
to assess!!<br>
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So where to go for a good shipping price – If I am in charge I use
<a href="http://www.parcelflight.couk/">www.parcelflight.co.uk</a> as
they are the best I have come up against.<br>
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Hope that answers your question and does so in a light hearted way.<br>
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Paul<br>
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Paul Barrow<br>
153 Clemons Road<br>
Montesano</font>, WA 98563 USA<br>
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+1 360 500 9389 Cell phone<br>
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