AW: [Elecraft] UK import duty

[Stewart Baker]

Sorry Peter, but I checked the number against the description with our Duty 
people today 14/06/2006. Their document says 8529 9040 00 = Parts for Radio 
which is what a kit is.

I am pleased that I did not know about your second point while I was waiting for 
my package. Anyway everything arrived safely, and it is just the reclaiming of 
duty from the government.

I only thought that the EU was a problem for it's member countries, now I see 
that it is a problem for the rest of the world.

Oh well - off to get a beer !

73
Stewart G3RXQ

On Wed, 14 Jun 2006 18:46:43 +0200, Peter Zenker wrote:
>
>
>> 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