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?
Greg

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.

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.

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.