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Re: Mailing out of US....
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Wed, 23 Jun 1999 03:08:06 GMT
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Yeah, what a crazy rule. I only put an extra address slip in there,
incase the mailing label
on the box gets messed up.
I don't include an invoice type note in foreign orders, since I check
"gift"
on the customs slip.(Even though I feel like the customs police are
gonna haul
me away every time I do that.) I figure my buyers can refer to our
emails to be sure
of what they got, I know they appreciate it.
Julie
Robert Brunskill wrote:
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> You also might be asked whether there's a letter in the package. If you can
> avoid it, don't put a personal letter in what you're shipping as it will
> increase the price. A invoice-type letter is no extra charge, but the moment
> you ask them how they are you have to tack on a few more dollars.
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> Rob
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> ----------
> In article <376F986E.402D88C6@mc.net>, dkrenz <dkrenz@mc.net> wrote:
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> > I had a package to mail to the UK, so I took it in to the post office
> > because I wasn't sure what category the box belonged.I mentioned to the
> > clerk I went to the usps web
> > site,http://www.usps.gov/business/calcs.htm, but I couldn't figure out
> > what was the correct rate. He told me packages under 4 pounds that
> > conform to the size restrictions below, qualify for small packet.
> > Anything over 4 pounds would be parcel post. For small packets, a small
> > green customs form must be completed. For parcel post packages, a big
> > white customs form must be completed.
> >
> > Small Packets - Airmail 4 - 7 Days Max. length 24", max. length plus
> > girth 36"
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> >
> > Small Packets - Surface mail 4 - 6 Weeks Max. length 24", max. length
> > plus girth 36"
> >
> >
> >
> > Parcel Post - Airmail 4 - 7 Days Max.length 60", max. length plus
> > girth 108"
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> >
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> > Parcel Post - Surface mail 4 - 6 Weeks Max.length 60", max. length
> > plus girth 108"
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> >
> > The days listed above were for my package going to the UK.
> >
> > Julie
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| (...) You may want to reconsider doing this. Check out Matt Chiles shipping rules on his auction and Vault pages for some reasons why. One is that it has been known to happen for Customs in the UK (maybe other places too) to sieze a package marked (...) (25 years ago, 23-Jun-99, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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| You also might be asked whether there's a letter in the package. If you can avoid it, don't put a personal letter in what you're shipping as it will increase the price. A invoice-type letter is no extra charge, but the moment you ask them how they (...) (25 years ago, 23-Jun-99, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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