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(...) Probably so. I never bothered to check the item prices on the receipt vs. the ones on the order form. It's been a very long while, but I think they were all rolled in together on the order form, but separated out on the receipt. No complaints (...) (23 years ago, 9-May-01, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.market.shipping)
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It appears that US First Class rates are changing on 1 July 2001... New rates are .. First ounce 0.34 ( no change ) Each Additional ounce 0.23 ( up by 2 cents per additional ounce ) Ray (23 years ago, 8-May-01, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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(...) Yes, I looked it up in the German tariff numbers book. I can send you a scan if you like, if the German text is of any use to you. Regards, Torsten (23 years ago, 8-May-01, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.market.shipping)
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(...) Some of the pricing mystery is de-mystified here ... (URL) Economy Letter Post is calculated at flat rate for anything under 16-oz. It appears that Airmail Letter Post is cheaper for small packages (up to 5-oz) because of the rate schedule (...) (23 years ago, 7-May-01, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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(...) The important issue is not the means of transport, but priority to use that certain means of transport, AFAIK. For the last three year, I have been ordering books from amazon.com every month, and I always prefer my order to be shipped via (...) (23 years ago, 7-May-01, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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(...) got a (...) merchandise (...) this (...) unavoidable. (...) work, (...) I've purchased from DYA numerous times and believe that the "port" charge is the shipping charge. Troy (23 years ago, 7-May-01, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.market.shipping)
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From what I noticed with the new USPS pricing, they seem to be really pushing the "Global Airmail Letterpost", or what used to be called "Small-Packets Air". I've seen numerous times where the cost for airmail was actually less than surface, (...) (23 years ago, 7-May-01, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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(...) Got a source for that? US Tariff Database comes up empty for 95033030; it only has an entry for 95033000. best LFB (23 years ago, 6-May-01, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.market.shipping)
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(...) If you want to be even more exact, use 95033030 - construction toys made out of plastic. Regards, Torsten (23 years ago, 6-May-01, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.market.shipping)
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(...) I'm in Australia and I recently completed a trade with a person in the US. I sent my parcel to the US via Economy Airmail and it took around 16 days. The parcel from the US was sent Surface and it took 63 days. Packages were about the same (...) (23 years ago, 6-May-01, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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(...) I know that some services will use air to move between countries for both methods, but the local movement is what is different. For "Air" it would move by air for as much of the trip as practical, only using truck for the very start and end of (...) (23 years ago, 6-May-01, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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(...) So, you live in one of the states where cow-orking is not prohibited. JSA -- Green Bay Lacrosse-- Play hard; play often. (23 years ago, 5-May-01, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.market.shipping)
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(...) Okay, I'm at home now and I have looked at my receipts. For one order, I got a bunch of copies of the same form showing a total of ~1500 FF for merchandise ("BRUT HT"), and that's all. Then there is a separate slip for the same shipment that (...) (23 years ago, 5-May-01, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.market.shipping)
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(...) to (...) stamp (...) in (...) While I've only been on the receiving end, I can definitely say that there is a difference in speed between air and surface from Europe. In fact, I'm pretty sure that "small packets" (a size and weight restricted (...) (23 years ago, 4-May-01, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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Recently, I sold some parts to a buyer in Australia. The package was supposed to go airmail, but (apparently) went surface because the USPS clerk forgot to stamp 'Airmail' on the package. Airmail postage was paid for and applied to the package. (...) (23 years ago, 4-May-01, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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(...) Duty is charged you at the point of pickup. You'd get a slip saying that you have a package waiting at the post office on which tariff or duty is owed, you'd go to the PO, and pay the duty. LEGO is duty-free, and I'm going to try darn hard to (...) (23 years ago, 4-May-01, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.market.shipping)
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(...) To which Eric McCarthy replied: (...) Okay, I'm still confused. I ordered some stuff last year from Emmanuel and I noticed on the shipping invoice (receipt, whatever, the piece of paper on the box) that something was added. I don't remember (...) (23 years ago, 4-May-01, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.market.shipping)
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(...) Same here, but it couldn't hurt to have a hardcopy of the relevant regulation in the box and a reference to the ID number on the customs declaration form, just in case your package encouters an eager yet clueless customs officer, if any such (...) (23 years ago, 3-May-01, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.market.shipping)
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(...) Does the sender actually have to worry about this? I've had several LEGO shipments from the NL without any problems (well, one did get opened by customs but then the return label mentioned something about a biotech company so I can see why (...) (23 years ago, 3-May-01, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.market.shipping)
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(...) Mega-major thanks, Eric! That's exactly the exchange I was thinking of. Don't know why I couldn't find it, brainfart I suppose. best LFB (23 years ago, 3-May-01, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.market.shipping)
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