Hi all,
Phils,
comments are only partially correct.
Normally NZ Post will send a letter saying a parcel has arrived and how to
pay for any GST.
However the best way is to have an account with a Customs agent or with UPS
and or Fedex
and then there are no problems at all.
For example I had a parcel from M2 yesterday that came Fedex, they cleared
it, and sent it
on by courier.
Bureacracy doesn't get involved.
Regards
Ross ZL1WN
ps I am contemplating a K3
----- Original Message -----
From: "Stewart Baker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Phil Holliday" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2007 10:56 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] How to clear your K3 through New Zealand Customs
I don't understand this...
It is widely commented that NZ is what England was like 30 years
ago, however it sounds like your Bureaucracy has already caught up
with ours !
73
Stewart G3RXQ
On Thu, 27 Dec 2007 22:40:06 +1300, Phil Holliday wrote:
I was delighted to receive my K3 s/n 138 here in the Land of the
Long White
Cloud recently. Here are some notes for anyone else in ZL who
is waiting
for their shipment to clear NZ Customs.
The K3 was shipped from Aptos on Dec 5th and arrived into
Customs here 2
days later. I was tracking its progress thru the USPS
website. There was
no progress. Having phoned and been informed that I would
receive a letter
giving me details of tax to pay I waited, but there was no
letter. I
finally phoned NZ Post who gave me a number in NZ Customs to
call. They
denied all responsibility for clearing the shipment and said it
was the
responsibility of NZ Post. Back to NZ post who were
surprisingly helpful,
told me that this happens all the time, Customs deny all
responsibility etc.
After some time on the phone from a really helpful customer
service rep he
gave me an Entry Number which is the one piece of information
you really
need, plus a customs phone number to call. Within 3 minutes I
had given
them my credit card number to pay the tax, they had cleared the
package and
it arrived the next day, 14 days after arriving in the country.
For all
other ZLs patiently waiting out there I hope this is of some
help. Now for
the best part.
Phil, zl3pah
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