So the delivery company are holding my Super CD ROM pending customs charges...

soop · 04/21/2011, 11:05 AM

I don't want to pay £40 extra. This is bullshit. Why should I pay £40 extra for a 20 year old system that was never sold here in the first place?

How can I get out of this?

CrackTiger · 04/21/2011, 12:46 PM

Quote from: soop on 04/21/2011, 11:05 AMI don't want to pay £40 extra. This is bullshit. Why should I pay £40 extra for a 20 year old system that was never sold here in the first place?

Because you dared to send your money to foreigners and it hurts your economy.

I guess you haven't done much importing or that your country has pretty lax customs.

TGX16 · 04/21/2011, 03:39 PM

Don't know much about British custom charges but in sweden or rather packages to sweden should never ever NEVER EVER be sent by EMS because over here every single EMS is checked and taxed for customs.
From Japan only acept SAL or Regular Airmail nothing else....Why? I tell you the customs office check EMS for Drugs steroids and contraband But let everything else just passby because "nobody is so stupid" to send expencive stuff without insurance and tracking no.
To Sweden I've never lost a package or have had to pay custom charges for any thing sent this way but every thime someone sends me an EMS I've had to pay extra taxes
It's probably the same in GB....

soop · 04/22/2011, 06:43 AM

Quote from: TGX16 on 04/21/2011, 03:39 PMDon't know much about British custom charges but in sweden or rather packages to sweden should never ever NEVER EVER be sent by EMS because over here every single EMS is checked and taxed for customs.
From Japan only acept SAL or Regular Airmail nothing else....Why? I tell you the customs office check EMS for Drugs steroids and contraband But let everything else just passby because "nobody is so stupid" to send expencive stuff without insurance and tracking no.
To Sweden I've never lost a package or have had to pay custom charges for any thing sent this way but every thime someone sends me an EMS I've had to pay extra taxes
It's probably the same in GB....

Yeah, I'd guess so. I've resigned myself to the loss.

esteban · 04/22/2011, 10:06 AM

Damn.

CGQuarterly · 04/22/2011, 10:36 AM

I just got my Duo-R a couple of weeks ago from Japan and he sent it EMS. Either I got lucky or they aren't as strict about that stuff here in the states. 40 pounds is a pretty hefty amount to pay, but then VAT is pretty pricey over there isn't it?

Chris

Mathius · 04/22/2011, 10:42 AM

Quote from: soop on 04/22/2011, 06:43 AM
Quote from: TGX16 on 04/21/2011, 03:39 PMDon't know much about British custom charges but in sweden or rather packages to sweden should never ever NEVER EVER be sent by EMS because over here every single EMS is checked and taxed for customs.
From Japan only acept SAL or Regular Airmail nothing else....Why? I tell you the customs office check EMS for Drugs steroids and contraband But let everything else just passby because "nobody is so stupid" to send expencive stuff without insurance and tracking no.
To Sweden I've never lost a package or have had to pay custom charges for any thing sent this way but every thime someone sends me an EMS I've had to pay extra taxes
It's probably the same in GB....
Yeah, I'd guess so. I've resigned myself to the loss.

So, are you just letting it go?

SaturdayMorningRobots · 04/22/2011, 11:24 AM

Customs laws are pretty reasonable in the US when dealing with Japan. I've carried 2 grand worth of stuff through the airport before np. That said just to be safe make damn sure your seller marks the package as gift. Hit-Japan does. Also usually a good idea to keep orders managebly small. and in the end customs agents are underpaid assholes who like to mess with people so consider the occasional whammy all part of the game.

Jesse813 · 04/22/2011, 12:25 PM

Quote from: CGQuarterly on 04/22/2011, 10:36 AMI just got my Duo-R a couple of weeks ago from Japan and he sent it EMS. Either I got lucky or they aren't as strict about that stuff here in the states. 40 pounds is a pretty hefty amount to pay, but then VAT is pretty pricey over there isn't it?

Chris

I've never had to pay customs for anything I've imported either, i always about people in Europe though having to pay customs.

SignOfZeta · 04/22/2011, 03:03 PM

Quote from: CGQuarterly on 04/22/2011, 10:36 AMI just got my Duo-R a couple of weeks ago from Japan and he sent it EMS. Either I got lucky or they aren't as strict about that stuff here in the states.

There is no VAT in the US.

Jesse813 · 04/22/2011, 03:15 PM

Quote from: Jesse813 on 04/22/2011, 12:25 PM
Quote from: CGQuarterly on 04/22/2011, 10:36 AMI just got my Duo-R a couple of weeks ago from Japan and he sent it EMS. Either I got lucky or they aren't as strict about that stuff here in the states. 40 pounds is a pretty hefty amount to pay, but then VAT is pretty pricey over there isn't it?

Chris
I've never had to pay customs for anything I've imported either, i always hear about people in Europe though having to pay customs.

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