On Sunday 23 February 2003 21:42, wendy beard wrote:
> Just a quick question for all you UK pdmlers who have ordered things from
> the US.
> If you have ever had anything opened by customs and had to pay something on
> delivery of the item, how much handling charge ( from the PO or consignia
> or whatever they're called) have you had to pay?
> Just for comparison, Canadapost charges $5, (2 quid or just over).
> I'm not talking UPS, FedEx brokerage, just the bog standard delivery
> service.
>
> As it's a bit off topic it's best if you send replies to me privately.
>
> tvm
> Wendy
>
> Wendy Beard,
> Ottawa, Canada
> http://www.beard-redfern.com
I don't recall exactly, but I think it is around 25%. This amount is to be
paid at delivery of the item.
On a $399 lens, it was something like �65 or so.
I had the Zenitar 16mm/2.8 delivered from Moscow, and it was indicated as a
gift, I didn't had to pay anything, I was able to arrange the same thing on
two other occasions from the USA as well.
--
Frits W�thrich
Pentaxianado
