UK - Warning about Importing

[babynick34]

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No: HPFGUIDX C2768
From: babynick34
Subject: UK - Warning about Importing
Date: 6/24/00 5:04 pm  (ET)

Hi all... just arrived home to find a letter from Fed-Ex. Oh Joy!

For those of you who have thought about purchasing from WBSTORE.COM be
warned... they send using Fed-Ex who very kindly pay the customs charges
on your behalf so you get the package nice and quick. Then a few weeks
later, you get an invoice.

UK Customs has decided that Mugs and T-Shirts from the US are going to
be charged both DUTY and VAT. This makes importing these goods extremly
expensive... so before you do it... do remember that you will have
additional charges to pay above what Warner Store invoices you for.

I wonder if Warner Bros will consider sending via Amsterdam,
like Amazon.com does. Maybe next time I will insist on them using
DHL-Worldmail.

Nick.