AW: [Elecraft] UK import duty

[Peter Zenker]

> The US Postal Service Customs Declaration and Dispatch Note 
> has clearly typed the HS tariff number 8529 9040 00, however 
> the description was for:- Transmitter Equipment with Built-in 
> Receiver Except Mobile Phones and Aircraft Equipment.
> 
> This contents description on the Customs Declaration was 
> wrong, not matching the Commodity Code, and should have 
> referred  to Parts for use with Radio. 
> This is something that Elecraft should rectify immediately.
> 

Correct description but wrong number, Steward. That must have been in the
days when they changed the number. In those days I checked the new number
for elecraft, since that day the use the new number.
The second problem: USPS does not insure > 500 USD, so if you order a
complete K2, elecraft divide this into 2 shipments now. You have to pay
twice the shipping cost and 17,5% VAT on both, price of the K2 plus shipment
cost.

QRPproject is receiving big elecraft packages every second week, believe me,
I know how expensive this shipment and VAT stuff is.

73 de Peter, DL2FI