 | | Re: Seeking the Ultimate Truths on International Shipping —Huw Millington
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| | | Small Packets are generally limited to less than 2Kg. It is usually cheaper to send larger lots as separate 'small packets' each less than 2Kg. From the UK, above about 500g, the charge per 100g is linear. As for customs fees, mark it as a gift, and (...) (26 years ago, 15-Mar-99, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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| | | | | Re: Seeking the Ultimate Truths on International Shipping —Simon Robinson
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| | | | (...) Is that a potential problem if you actually put stuff in a proper cardboard box, rather than just wrapping it in brown paper - as a cardboard box is more likely to look like it was from a company? And by the way, does anyone have any qualms (...) (26 years ago, 15-Mar-99, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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| | | | | | Re: Seeking the Ultimate Truths on International Shipping —Huw Millington
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| | | | | Simon Robinson wrote in message ... (...) I think the return address is more important than packaging. (...) No :-) (...) (26 years ago, 15-Mar-99, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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| | | | | | Re: Seeking the Ultimate Truths on International Shipping —John Battcock
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| | | | Simon Robinson wrote in message ... (...) tax that bothers me. It is the @#!$@$# collection fee the post office charges on top of the tax that rots my socks!! The rule as I understand it is that merchandise with a value of $20.00 or more is subject (...) (26 years ago, 19-Mar-99, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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| | | | | | Re: Seeking the Ultimate Truths on International Shipping —James Brown
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| | | | (...) Actually, it's not the post office doing that, it's Customs - the P.O. doesn't see a cent of customs money. That $5.00 fee (which is also what cheeses me off) is the fee that Customs charges you to look at your package and decide how much tax (...) (26 years ago, 19-Mar-99, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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| | | | | | Re: Seeking the Ultimate Truths on International Shipping —Simon Robinson
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| | | | (...) Yes I can see that that is rather unfair. I think I'd be pretty angry if I got charged that. I wonder if that flat charge is a purely Canadian thing or whether other countries do that. Simon (URL) (26 years ago, 22-Mar-99, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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