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Unfortunately only $50 was declared on the slip so even if I spent the time and international phone cost to pursue american customs (the tape said Homeland Security?) I would never get back what I spent...
UK customs touch-wood haven't done anything of this nature so far - being part of the EU, parcels from other EU countries don't really get checked. They have however just started charging ridiculous fees now for packages arriving outside the EU. A seller put the amount that I'd paid for the mail order Mummy and Baby set on the outside of the box ($300) and I had to pay £40 import fees, plus an £8 'handling fee'. Made me feel sick!
Quote from: Pangel on March 02, 2012, 01:51:53 AMUK customs touch-wood haven't done anything of this nature so far - being part of the EU, parcels from other EU countries don't really get checked. They have however just started charging ridiculous fees now for packages arriving outside the EU. A seller put the amount that I'd paid for the mail order Mummy and Baby set on the outside of the box ($300) and I had to pay £40 import fees, plus an £8 'handling fee'. Made me feel sick!Trust me this isnt a new thing unfortunately! UK customs import customs, clearance and admin fees are terrifying and have been for years! They are hot on everything over a declared value of about £20Personally I think UK customs are more about making money now than actually stopping anything being imported!
Oh no, not another one! And not even by the same agency either This is not boding well.Quote from: hathorcat on March 02, 2012, 02:59:33 AMQuote from: Pangel on March 02, 2012, 01:51:53 AMUK customs touch-wood haven't done anything of this nature so far - being part of the EU, parcels from other EU countries don't really get checked. They have however just started charging ridiculous fees now for packages arriving outside the EU. A seller put the amount that I'd paid for the mail order Mummy and Baby set on the outside of the box ($300) and I had to pay £40 import fees, plus an £8 'handling fee'. Made me feel sick!Trust me this isnt a new thing unfortunately! UK customs import customs, clearance and admin fees are terrifying and have been for years! They are hot on everything over a declared value of about £20Personally I think UK customs are more about making money now than actually stopping anything being imported! Yeah, it can be pretty harsh, especially if you're only *just* over the limit. Yet I've had things with a high declared value come through without customs fees, so they do sometimes slip through!Just in case, I've already investigated what to do if there's a problem with the one coming to me, but only if it's UK Customs. If it's someone else I'd have no idea!