[Elecraft] How to clear your K3 through New Zealand Customs

[Phil Holliday]

I was delighted to receive my K3 s/n 138 here in the Land of the Long White
Cloud recently.  Here are some notes for anyone else in ZL who is waiting
for their shipment to clear NZ Customs.

 

The K3 was shipped from Aptos on Dec 5th and arrived into Customs here 2
days later.    I was tracking its progress thru the USPS website.  There was
no progress.  Having phoned and been informed that I would receive a letter
giving me details of tax to pay I waited, but there was no letter.  I
finally phoned NZ Post who gave me a number in NZ Customs to call.  They
denied all responsibility for clearing the shipment and said it was the
responsibility of NZ Post.  Back to NZ post who were surprisingly helpful,
told me that this happens all the time, Customs deny all responsibility etc.
After some time on the phone from a really helpful customer service rep he
gave me an Entry Number which is the one piece of information you really
need, plus a  customs phone number to call.  Within 3 minutes I had given
them my credit card number to pay the tax, they had cleared the package and
it arrived the next day, 14 days after arriving in the country.  For all
other ZLs patiently waiting out there I hope this is of some help.  Now for
the best part.

 

Phil, zl3pah