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From: kolling@decwrl.UUCP (Karen Kolling)
Newsgroups: net.travel
Subject: Re: warning re shipping stuff home
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Date: Sat, 31-Aug-85 15:06:27 EDT
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Posted: Sat Aug 31 15:06:27 1985
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> I would like to pass on a warning to people who are considering
> buying things abroad and having them shipped home.
> In London we bought two sports jackets (about $200).  We naively
> asked to have them shipped.  We paid about $20 to the store,
> AND an unexpected 18% duty when the package was delivered.


I shipped home several hundred dollars worth of stuff, including wool
sweaters, from Denmark a few months ago.  I've forgotten the shipping
charges (not large enough to make an impression, I assume), but no
duty was collected.  This must vary by country of origin, or else US
Snail slipped up.  Maybe someone who knows the rules could enlighten us.