Sorry Peter, but I checked the number against the description with our Duty people today 14/06/2006. Their document says 8529 9040 00 = Parts for Radio which is what a kit is.
I am pleased that I did not know about your second point while I was waiting for my package. Anyway everything arrived safely, and it is just the reclaiming of duty from the government. I only thought that the EU was a problem for it's member countries, now I see that it is a problem for the rest of the world. Oh well - off to get a beer ! 73 Stewart G3RXQ On Wed, 14 Jun 2006 18:46:43 +0200, Peter Zenker wrote: > > >> The US Postal Service Customs Declaration and Dispatch Note >> has clearly typed the HS tariff number 8529 9040 00, however >> the description was for:- Transmitter Equipment with Built-in >> Receiver Except Mobile Phones and Aircraft Equipment. >> >> This contents description on the Customs Declaration was >> wrong, not matching the Commodity Code, and should have >> referred to Parts for use with Radio. >> This is something that Elecraft should rectify immediately. >> > > Correct description but wrong number, Steward. That must have been in the > days when they changed the number. In those days I checked the new number > for elecraft, since that day the use the new number. > The second problem: USPS does not insure > 500 USD, so if you order a > complete K2, elecraft divide this into 2 shipments now. You have to pay > twice the shipping cost and 17,5% VAT on both, price of the K2 plus shipment > cost. > > QRPproject is receiving big elecraft packages every second week, believe me, > I know how expensive this shipment and VAT stuff is. > > 73 de Peter, DL2FI _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
