Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/07/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]As already stated (mistakenly off list to Nathan only), I bought a lens from Australia last year and the trick was to declare the despatch as mine, with its real value, while enclosing an invoice of say $50 for CLA to be paid by me to the sender. No tax or duty will be claimed if the camera is on its way back home, and the shipment can nevertheless be covered by the insurance at its real value. My two eurocents Philippe Envoy? depuis Ma Messagerie SFR. 10 Go de stockage - en savoir plus. ======================================== Message du : 23/07/2010 De : "Geoff Hopkinson " <hopsternew at gmail.com> A : "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Copie ? : Sujet : Re: [Leica] Leica Around the World Yes the situation here in Australia is similar. The numbers look rather worse. On that insured value the parcel would just get into taxable territory. The tax would be 10% of the value of item, postage and insurance on arrival, and the postage and insurance outward would be similar to what Nathan is describing. You may find that too many intercontinental legs may be problematic due to time and also cumulative xray dosage also? Dare I say, send an SD card around instead with say five frames or whatever from each M8/9 it encounters????? Sorry. Geoff http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman On 23 July 2010 15:15, Nathan Wajsman wrote: > Not wishing to discourage anything, but just be aware that the idea of > declaring a value of $25 and insuring for $950 will not work in most > European countries. First, I cannot think why the Post Office (or any > carrier for that matter) would insure something for several times the > declared value; and second, I can assure you that if I receive a package > from outside the EU insured for $950, then this is what customs and VAT will > be based on, regardless of whether the sender has declared some fictitious > value or marked it as gift. > > Also, keep shipping costs in mind. To send a 1 kg package from Spain to, > say, the USA, by regular priority mail, will cost ?28 plus 1% of the insured > value for insurance. Not huge but certainly not trivial. > > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu > http://www.greatpix.eu > http://www.nathanfoto.com > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog > > YNWA > > > > > > On Jul 23, 2010, at 3:14 AM, Peter Cheyne wrote: > > > > > > > Taking part: > > I'd like to encourage more people in Europe to take part. Also, a call > for > > anyone willing in the Southern hemisphere, the Middle East, and Asia. If > you > > wish to take part, please be prepared to contribute to the kitty. The > camera > > must be sent by insured mail, or hand delivered to the next person on the > list. > > It doesn't need to be DHL or FEDEX, your national postal service will > insure it > > for a few extra dollars. When sending internationally, state it as a > gift of a > > used camera and film valued at about 25 dollars and insure it for 950 > USD. That > > way the recipient does not have to pay import charges. That is perfectly > > legitimate. Besides, the possession of a Leica M3 for two days might be > fairly > > valued at 25 bucks. > > > > Who's in? > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information