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.
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