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Custom duties on orders from UK shop?

Old 01-05-09, 03:40 PM
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Custom duties on orders from UK shop?

Hi,
I am about to place an order of bike parts for about $1000 from SJS (a UK company). Am I gonna be hit by some custom duties on the US side of things.
I have made some small orders from PBK before and there was no duties.
Any experiences advice with that kind of stuff?
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Old 01-05-09, 06:42 PM
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I've had no problems ordering from SJS Cycles. If there are custom duties, its your responsibility to pay them but I've never seen them assessed. YMMV.
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Old 01-07-09, 09:15 AM
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It's a crap shoot. The higher declared value ups the odds, however. As Norman pointed out, it's a matter between you and customs and no one else has any input or control over the matter. Postal shipping seems less susceptible to getting hit for the duty.
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I purchased a Windcheetah trike from the UK and I had to pay a duty. IIRC, FedEx paid the duty and I had to pay them. I have since bought some small parts from the manufacturer that didn't amount to more than a few hundred dollars and didn't pay any duty.
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