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only way as far as im aware is to mark at low value and perhaps as a giftthink they might find insured for $450 a bit suss tho ed
Occassionaly the odd thing gets through with a lower marked value than insured value Ed but usually if they spot the diff they nab you for the insured value + postage cost and then apply VAT to the lot and then Duty as well And then parcel force take another £8 for the privilege !Get him to mark it as a GIFT regardless because you will either avoid Duty completely or pay it at a capped rate No avoiding the VAT though unless he marks it at $50
I've just been quoted $280 (£173) to ship a whole bike from the USA. Does this seem to be about right or would I be paying over the odds?Cheers.Steven
Only you can decide what is the right thing to do.
what is it? Hope its not a fookin GT?
I tend to balance it in between and have expensive items marked at half the value (but still mark as gift for duty purposes) I'll be honest though, this is more to protect me from the seller pulling a fast one than anything else (not the case here with you and Rob Ed). If it's a seller I use on a regular basis, or a mate I always get it marked $50 and gift and everything flies through.I can honestly say I have imported Shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit loads of stuff from the states using USPS priority international service and NOTHING has ever not turned up Always get the seller to give you the customs form number - it will be in the format CP1234567US or similar - with this you can track the item vis www.track-trace.com At the end of the day it's up to you Ed - I've done it different ways for different reasons - usually because of who I'm buying from more than anything else