Re: [CR]re: surprised by customs charge

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Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2006 19:57:27 -0800 (PST)
From: "Fred Rafael Rednor" <fred_rednor@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]re: surprised by customs charge
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
In-Reply-To: <27220526.1142389178440.JavaMail.root@mswamui-billy.atl.sa.earthlink.net>


Are there really import duties on second-hand bicycle parts? Supposing they are well used?

A couple of years ago, I bought some parts from a CR list member who resides in England. The items were declared as "samples" which apparently are not subject to import duties. Or were those parts simply not expensive enough to interest the authorities?
      Fred Rednor - Arlington, Virginia (USA)


--- chasds@mindspring.com wrote:


> Phil Sieg wrote that he was suprised by a modest
> customs charge for something he had shipped from
> overseas.
>
> Customs charges are usually provoked by the value
> of an item. I had an extremely rude surprise when
> I had a rare tandem shipped from France. I made the
> mistake of having the seller insure it and declare full
> value. As a result, I ended up paying customs
> duties and release/agent fees to DHL that were
> significantly higher than the actually air-freight cost!!
>
> Word to the wise: if you're importing something valuable,
> try to keep the declared value to a minimum, otherwise,
> you're gonna get killed. I'm still recovering from the
> shock..
>
> Charles Andrews
> SoCal
> _______________________________________________
>

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