Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/10/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I've gotten camera stuff from Australia, Canada, Japan and Argentina and have never been charged duty. I've usually used Priority Mail or the country's equivalent. Registered airmail is the safest, as it ships in padlocked bags from place to place, so you don't need to insure it. I also buy Birkenstocks from a dealer in Germany with the same result. On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 2:07 PM, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> wrote: > LUG - > > Arne is getting ready to ship my DMR and R9 using my FedEx account. How is > customs handled in a case like this? Does FedEx handle getting the package > through customs? Can you get around paying customs duty by saying it's a > gift? Not that I want to cheat the government or anything, but they get > enough of my money now!! > > Tina > > -- > Tina Manley, ASMP > www.tinamanley > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Regards, Sonny http://sonc.com/look/ Natchitoches, Louisiana USA