[hpsdr] Metis pays customs

[Eduardo Jacob]

Hi

I am also on the way of clearing customs. As a matter of fact, this is
the first of the whole serie (Atlas, Pinocchio, Janus, Ozy, Mercury,
Penelope,  LPU, Excalibur...) that has been stopped in customs in
Madrid. Other times (the less ones) I have had to pay for taxes but not
in Madrid (which involves paying a customs agent), but at home on
delivery. I wonder if this is due to a change from previous shipping
methods. I don't know if invoice should be put in the outside of the
parcel, because I have to send it to them.

Regards

Eduardo/EA2BAJ

El 15/03/2011 13:36, Jeremy McDermond escribió:
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> On Mar 15, 2011, at 5:25 AM, Maximo EA1DDO_HK1DX wrote:
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>> Hi,
>>
>> I just got a notice to pay customs to clear and receive my Metis.
>>
>> £ 39.15 VAT
>> £  8.00 clearance fee
>>
>> £ 47.15 total
>>
>> It is around $ 75.00 USD
>>
>> I am not sure if everybody got same but, next time we could do something different  to avoid that extra expense... for example sending the invoice separately, and send the card as "gift", for example.
> I'm more than happy to help explore possibilities, but what you're proposing is likely illegal under the mail fraud statute (18 USC § 1341).  Doing so could subject not only TAPR but the officers and board members to criminal sanctions.
>
>> 73, Maximo - EA1DDO/G
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