On Fri, Oct 21, 2022 at 08:44:41PM -0500, Jim Brain via cctalk wrote: > On 10/21/2022 4:55 AM, Peter Corlett via cctalk wrote: > > On Fri, Oct 21, 2022 at 12:15:02PM +1100, Doug Jackson via cctalk wrote: > > [...] > > > Yet another American seler who doesn't understand how simple overseas > > > shipping is. > > As far as I can tell, the price to ship anything overseas from the USA is > > twice the value of the item, plus fifty bucks, plus ten bucks per ounce. > > Whether USPS actually charge this much or it's just sellers trying it on, I > > neither know nor care. > > > > So I don't bother even looking at American sellers any more. > > > I ship all the time all over the world, and overseas shipping is a bit > pricey, but I don't think it's quite that bad. I think that's an eBay > thing. > > As another posting noted, though, requests to modify customs forms is a > problem. The most vocal concerns I've heard are folks who buy outside the > US, have t pay customs, and then complain to me that I should have shown the > price of the item including customs and VAT and such costs. I agree it'd be > nice, but it's untenable at times to pre-figure those fees.
That IMHO a bit unreasonable to expect, given that every country has different rules and rates when it comes to applying VAT and customs fee to imported goods. A note along the lines "For international shipping, VAT and customs fees on import may apply" should frankly be sufficient. Kind regards, Alex. -- "Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work." -- Thomas A. Edison