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[OM] Re: [OT] Trans-shipping personal goods including cameras

Subject: [OM] Re: [OT] Trans-shipping personal goods including cameras
From: "Piers Hemy" <piers@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2006 18:25:11 +0100
Temptingly simple, but a good idea with some drawbacks:

The "gift" exemption from duty applies up to a value of about USD60.  

If (OK, it's a big one, but still) Customs decide to take a look, and
discover that the gift is of higher value, the importer (the recipient) is
liable for any misdeclaration.   

And if the package goes AWOL or gets damaged in transit, how do you rate
your chances of claiming on the insurance for a value greater than USD60??

--
Piers 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Christos Stavrou
Sent: 15 August 2006 18:09
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [OM] Re: [OT] Trans-shipping personal goods including cameras


This whole thing is pretty annoying, there is no doubt about it...
If it helps at all Garth, and I think it's been mentioned before, people in
UK we might be able to help by posting to and from, as a 'gift' of course
-that means without taxes. It's not the 'personal safeguard'  which you
obviously would prefer, but may not be such a bad idea in the very end. I
could help if needed, don't hesitate to ask, there's no problem.

Christos


On 8/15/06, Garth <garth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> This isn't what I call a "solution" -- more like a new obstacle.
>
>
> Garth
>

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