Hi!
I receive hundreds of packages from USA a year and nearly never had a
problem with the customs or transit time.
The packages hang at the airport in USA from time to time because of the
security checks (elecronics seem to look like a bomb sometime).
But it is impossible that they hang in the German customs since German
receivers MUST collect tehm within 10 days.
So anything must be wrong in this discussion.
BUT: Shipping to USA from Germany can be a big big problem.
This is a) also because of the security checks at the German airport (only
with packages to the USA) and b) because of the mail in USA from the airoprt
to the receiver can take extremely long. Longer than in most countries.
Dieter
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Forbes" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, November 29, 2015 7:57 PM
Subject: Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Rant: Shipping to Germany
I've mailed hundreds of Nixie watches all over the world for many years. I
use FedEx. They are expensive, but it seems to just work. Even to Germany.
The only place I have trouble is Russia, but they have begun to refuse any
international shipment to a residential address whatsoever.
The FedEx shipping website creates a commercial invoice that goes outside
the box in a pouch (4 signed copies), using a web form on which I fill out
the customs value info. I tell my customers in advance that I won't lie
about the value on the customs report to save them money. If they don't
like it, too bad. It's the law.
I provide the six-digit HS tariff numbers for Nixie watches (910212) and
Nixie tubes (854089). Look up the tariff number for your gizmo and write
it in there! This lets them know that you're a seasoned professional
shipper who doesn't need to be hassled.
On 11/29/15 9:27 AM, 'threeneurons' via neonixie-l wrote:
I may be answering my own question (rant). I found this discussion at
Etsy:
https://www.etsy.com/teams/7722/discussions/discuss/11913364/
Seems German Customs needs to see an invoice accessible from the outside.
I
tend not to ship any paperwork. Only the required Customs Declaration
pasted on the box. I think I'll have to invest in these:
<http://atlanticpoly.com/images/envelopes.jpg>
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David Forbes, Tucson AZ
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