[RRDXA] Customs reference number for ham equipment

[on4ww]

Hi agn,

Ref. below e-mail going back 3 months, I want to update you on what 
happened.
Firstly, my thanks goes to those who put me on my way with the TARIC code!

In the end it seems to come down to an error from UPS, using an invoice not
carrying the amount of shipping I have paid in the US (55 USD).

This 'incomplete' invoice triggered the customs in Belgium to use a 
'default' sum of 138 USD (instead of 55 USD!)
to calculate (part of) the import VAT. Hence the total sum of 79 euro I had 
to pay.

DX Engineering (from which I bought parts) is currently investigating with 
UPS what
can be done to avoid UPS from using an 'incomplete' (i.e., without shipping 
costs) invoice.
Hmm, cannot be that difficult, can it?

It took me several e-mails, numerous telephone calls, in the end I even had 
to raise my voice
during a telephone conversation, to finally find out this rather silly 
origin/cause to my problem.

Three months. Waw! There are more useful things one can do...

73 - Mark - on4ww.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "on4ww" <on4ww at pandora.be>
To: "RRDXA" <rrdxa at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 6:39 PM
Subject: Customs reference number for ham equipment


> Hi,
>
> Happy New Year and a healthy 2009 for all!
>
> If I remember correct, a while ago someone on this reflector mentioned a 
> customs reference number to be used for ham radio equipment.
>
> Can someone refer me to this number (I assume this reference number is not 
> solely for Germany?) pse?
>
> I received a parcel from the US of A, total value abt. 158 euro, and had 
> to pay almost 79 euro to UPS (who handled the import duties themselves 
> apparently). This seems a bit out of proportion to me.
>
> Tnx es 73 - Mark - on4ww.
>
>