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Julie, The rate you are looking for is Airmail Letter-post, but it's only for packages under 4 pounds (with some size limits). Packages over 4 pounds have to go Airmail Parcel-post. The surface equivalents of the above are Economy Letter-post & (...) (23 years ago, 22-Mar-01, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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I'm going a bit batty here trying to figure the rate on a few packages. I thought "air small packet" was replaced by "Global Airmail Letter Post". I don't see "Global Airmail Letter Post" as an option for sending to the UK or Canada. Somebody please (...) (23 years ago, 22-Mar-01, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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(...) No steps need to be taken to avoid duty on Lego entering the US--it isn't dutiable. And I in general agree with James concerning the ethicality of doing everything possible to get around paying import duties. As for avoiding having the box (...) (24 years ago, 13-Mar-01, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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(...) Time for me to chime in with the standard "Sorry, that's called mail fraud" line. If you choose to mark things as a gift that aren't so, odds are you'll get away with it, and 99.9% of the time, Customs won't even know or care, but that doesn't (...) (24 years ago, 13-Mar-01, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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(...) Hi, Having done dozens of transactions abroad, I've had a few cases where customs were involved. However, nothing has ever been destroyed and you should actually seek compensation from them for that. There is some steps that can be taken to (...) (24 years ago, 13-Mar-01, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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Hi. Yesterday I received my MISB 7824 from Holland, only to find that the shipping container had (apparently) been opened by Customs, although there's no marking on the box indicating this is the case. When I opened everything up, it appeared that (...) (24 years ago, 13-Mar-01, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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Being located in Germany and regularly trading overseas (with about 100 deals up to now), I feel quite competent on some questions that were raised - I have no idea on the shipping fees of other European countries, but I can tell you something about (...) (24 years ago, 3-Mar-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.market.shipping)
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Kyle D. Jackson wrote in message ... (...) AFAIK no small packets can be insured. Bummer. Kevin ---...--- Craftsman Lego Kits & Custom models: (URL) Lego parts store: (URL) Lego auctions: (URL) Guild of Bricksmiths: (URL) Lego Web page: (URL) (24 years ago, 10-Feb-01, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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(...) Cool, I don't mind going for blood ;] Any idea about the insurance aspects? Can any of the small packets be insured? If so, do you know which ones? (domestic, USA, other) Thanx, KDJ ___...___ LUGNETer #203, Windsor, Ontario, Canada (24 years ago, 10-Feb-01, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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Kyle D. Jackson wrote in message ... (...) If they charge you minimum density of a small packet (under 1kg to the US, under 2kg international) they are WRONG and you can make a fuss and get them to look it up in the book, call Canada Post, whatever. (...) (24 years ago, 9-Feb-01, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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