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tatler56
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rjlittlefield
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ChrisRaper
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| Fair price for the objective but that shipping charge is crazy ... it's not like they are the Crown Jewels or anything all that valuable - I'd have thought that $15-$20 would cover anything that size to the UK. |
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NikonUser
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You think that's crazy, just wait.
UK postage fees are just for starters. Read the fine print re UPS. UPS charges an exorbitant handling fee, they call it a brokerage fee, to you the buyer when they deliver the lens. Form what I have seen it means they fill out a custom declaration form that says "objective" value "$xx.00". They then hit you with the taxes and import duty, if any, on the lens (can't avoid that).
If only US-based companies would send stuff USPS and fill in their own declaration form then postage could be less than $10.00 (at least to Canada).
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ChrisRaper
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Oh yes, I have imported plenty from the US in the past and a courier firm is a guaranteed way to be stung - big time. It's one thing to have to pay 20% "Import VAT" to the government (while at the same time not being able to claim back any pre-paid US taxes) but then the couriers slap on admin fees that are just the final kick in the teeth. I'd love a StackShot some day but at the moment the 'extras' are just making it too expensive for me to buy because they have to come from the US  |
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