[Elecraft] Receiving parcels from US in Germany, duties, customs procedure

[Eric Swartz WA6HHQ - Elecraft]

Marcus,

Thanks for the information! We will look into adding USPS International Parcel 
Post Surface Mail next week.

73, Eric  WA6HHQ


Marcus Busch [DL1EKC] wrote:

> Dear Readers,
> 
> the following information might be interesting to Elecraft customers in 
> Germany and might be applicable also to users in other european countries:
>
> 2) Parcels sent via USPS by GROUND MAIL (by ship) will arrive in Germany 
> at sea post center in Hamburg. Those parcels will be handled by DHL in the 
> well-known and approved way (free-of-charge). Delivery time for these 
> ground mail parcels is about 3 weeks.
> 
> I do not know the USPS services in detail. But I think the correct service 
> to choose is "Economy (Surface) Parcel Post". Of course it's slower than 
> airmail, but it's really cheap. And taking into account all the trouble 
> with GLS here the slow ground mail via DHL might be faster than airmail in 
> the end.
> 
> To the Elecraft team: Would You be willing to add USPS Economy (Surface) 
> Parcel Post to Your list of available shipping options?
>