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In lugnet.market.theory, Susan Hoover writes:
> In lugnet.market.theory, Eric McCarthy wrote:
>
> > Mr L F Braun wrote:
> > >
> > > So, in short, does anyone have information about how to
> > > send LEGO without paying a major duty? Emmanuel, maybe?
> > > Help!
>
> To which Eric McCarthy replied:
> > Start at
> > http://news.lugnet.com/market/shipping/?n=265
> > and follow the link to
> > http://news.lugnet.com/market/theory/?n=176
> > and then to
> > http://dataweb.usitc.gov/scripts/tariff2001.asp
> > and enter "construction sets" or "95033000".
>
> 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 whether
> it was VAT or duty or something else, but it was marked in French
> francs like the rest of the items. I'll look it up when I get home...
> Any chance this is something I didn't have to pay?
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
get my VATback, if indeed any was charged! :)
In the case of ETS-DYA (and maybe he can chime in here to
clear this up if I'm wrong), if you're in the US he doesn't
have to charge VAT (which is why the prices vary so greatly).
I'd bet it's shipping and handling, else other taxes that
must be paid (like we get Canadian GST back in the US, but
not Ontario PST, sort of like national versus state sales
tax--the former which we don't have in the US).
best
Lindsay
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