[Elecraft] The tortuous road from Aptos to UK

[Brendan Minish]

Just as a point of reference:

The Irish Postal system generally handles Elecraft (& indeed other
Shipments ) correctly and reasonably efficiently. 

If the correct tariff codes are used then for lower value items they
ship them though and the postman collects a Cheque at the time of
delivery. 
They use the full tariff code, not just the first part...
For higher value Items like entire K3's  the package is generally held
in Dublin and you are advised of VAT + handling charge by post. You can
pay by credit card or Check.



 

On Mon, 2011-09-19 at 14:31 +0100, David Honey wrote:
> I have used international parcel post twice. The first time it got lost 
> and I had to wait about 2 months for a reshipment from Elecraft that did 
> get through. I don't think the original shipment was ever found. The 
> second time, it came to Parcelforce's international clearing centre 
> (somehere in the midlands). They erroneously charged me import duty 
> despite the fact that the correct tariff code was there on the 
> documentation. I wrote a letter of complaint and a claim for that to be 
> returned. I did get my money back after 2 months. Their excuse was that 
> their import duty system only allowed the first part of the tariff code, 
> and then chose the one with the highest duty! No apology, and this has 
> to rank as a pretty feeble excuse. I suggest you write a formal 
> complaint and a claim. On other occasions I have used UPS and each time 
> the service was faultless if expensive.
> 
> Regards,
> David M0DHO
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Brendan EI6IZ