Everything over $30 I get sent to the UK I pay tax and customs on, that's the whole amount including postage not just the amount over $30. If Parcel Force get to deliver it they add their own charge as well!!! handling fee of about �8 ($15 US approx)
rip-off Britain. John ---------- Original Message ----------- From: Kostas Kavoussanakis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: pdml <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Fri, 3 Sep 2004 12:06:48 +0100 (BST) Subject: Re: SMC 18/3.5s for sale (was: Re: Seen on E-bay) > On Fri, 3 Sep 2004, Jim Colwell wrote: > > > No problem. That 28/3.5 was very expensive, but some other uncommon lenses > > listed there seemed to be reasonable. I pay 15% tax to import a lens into > > Canada, but no duty. Some shippers (notably UPS) charge relatively high > > 'handling fees', but most do not. Do you have to pay both tax and customs ? > > Yes, I think so. > > K ------- End of Original Message -------
