23 Oct
2022
23 Oct
'22
1:17 p.m.
On Fri, Oct 21, 2022 at 08:44:41PM -0500, Jim Brain via cctalk wrote:
On 10/21/2022 4:55 AM, Peter Corlett via cctalk
wrote:
That IMHO a bit unreasonable to expect, given that every country has
different rules and rates when it comes to applying VAT and customs
fee to imported goods. A note along the lines "For international shipping,
VAT and customs fees on import may apply" should frankly be sufficient.
Kind regards,
Alex.
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"Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and
looks like work." -- Thomas A. Edison
On Fri, Oct 21, 2022 at 12:15:02PM +1100, Doug
Jackson via cctalk wrote:
[...]
I ship all the time all over the world, and overseas shipping is a bit
pricey, but I don't think it's quite that bad. I think that's an eBay
thing.
As another posting noted, though, requests to modify customs forms is a
problem. The most vocal concerns I've heard are folks who buy outside the
US, have t pay customs, and then complain to me that I should have shown the
price of the item including customs and VAT and such costs. I agree it'd be
nice, but it's untenable at times to pre-figure those fees. Yet another American seler who doesn't
understand how simple overseas
shipping is.
As far as I can tell, the price to ship anything overseas from the
USA is
twice the value of the item, plus fifty bucks, plus ten bucks per ounce.
Whether USPS actually charge this much or it's just sellers trying it on, I
neither know nor care.
So I don't bother even looking at American sellers any more.