[Elecraft] K3/100 #137 has arrived in Toronto Canada

[Tony Fegan VE3QF]

Factory assembled K3/100 was ordered 1 May 2007.
Received 21 Dec in Toronto Canada.

    It was shipped 19 Dec by "UPS Worldwide Express" and was held up in 
customs for a few hours and thus missed its scheduled delivery (20 Dec). 
It seems that this customs officer had assumed that " "VE3QF" was a 
business and that there should be some duty charged.
     I explained to UPS (the broker) that it was a shipment to a private 
person and the contents consisted of "Amateur radio equipment". I also 
quoted a customs tariff number (8527.39.10.00). That may be an old 
number but in the end the K3 was cleared. 
    I did not see any reference to "Amateur radio equipment" or any 
customs declaration form on the box. This could have been removed by 
customs but usually a copy is kept with the shipment. I unfortunately 
don't have much experience with customs clearance.

    I would suggest that the call-sign be put after the name and not on 
a separate line. For Canada the key words are "Amateur radio equipment". 
This means duty free.

    The radio was double boxed and arrived in perfect condition. First 
impression is very positive and definitely worth the wait. I had good 
reports on our 10M net.

    My thanks to the Elecraft team. Merry Christmas and a successful New 
Year.

73
    Tony Fegan VE3QF