Shag aloha shirts! - Collecting Tiki

TW Trader Woody Member Tiki Manor, Forest of Bowland,UK Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 2301	TW Trader Woody Posted posted on Tue, Apr 23, 2002 4:53 AM $56 extra on top of the $80 for the shirt? Double-ouch! I've always been aware of the potential for charges being chucked on top of packages from the US, so I try to avoid expensive items. Anything over $27 can have this unholy alliance of 2 tax charges plus the pathetic Parcelforce fee. Therefore, I make sure that virtually everything I buy from the US costs less than $27. The Shecky mugs only cost $18 each, and I had each of my two delivered individually to avoid taxes. It actually ends up costing a lot less than having them sent in one package. I've also been fairly lucky with the few packages costing over $27, as most of these have been prints rolled up in a tube. I guess they look like they are probably documents and just fly through customs unmolested. Also, anything marked as a gift should also be free from tax (I think!). Hope that's a help!! Trader Woody

$56 extra on top of the $80 for the shirt?
Double-ouch!

I've always been aware of the potential for charges being chucked on top of packages from the US, so I try to avoid expensive items. Anything over $27 can have this unholy alliance of 2 tax charges plus the pathetic Parcelforce fee. Therefore, I make sure that virtually everything I buy from the US costs less than $27.

The Shecky mugs only cost $18 each, and I had each of my two delivered individually to avoid taxes. It actually ends up costing a lot less than having them sent in one package.

I've also been fairly lucky with the few packages costing over $27, as most of these have been prints rolled up in a tube. I guess they look like they are probably documents and just fly through customs unmolested. Also, anything marked as a gift should also be free from tax (I think!).

Hope that's a help!!

Trader Woody

Post #940 by Trader Woody on Tue, Apr 23, 2002 4:53 AM