Current customs fee on a new Aero?

you guys are amateurs
I paid eur 165 (i.e. $220) customs on items worth $75

Must be nice to be wealthy.

coffee

cloudylemonade said:

You'll be happy to hear we're changing courier from UPS, so hopefully there won't be so many/such high customs charges from here on in.

Holly

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Holly, My preference is FedEx and have been very pleased with their customer service. Please commend Amanda for her customer service. She is simply the best!!

I'm probably being naive, but I would think a US Customs fee would be standard and based on the amount of the sale. Not sure why some couriers whould charge different prices, unless they are levying their own fees on top of the customs fee.

If it is anything like Parcelforce in the UK you get a whopping admin charge ontop of the fee.

oneterrifichog said:

Dare I say that on Signal things are a little different. We know our UPS guy by name. Hell he noticed our piano in the living room and my wife ask him if he knew how to play....he gave us a small concert....

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Same here. I think our UPS/Fedex guys think we're drug dealers with all the boxes going in and out lol

Grayland said:

I'm probably being naive, but I would think a US Customs fee would be standard and based on the amount of the sale. Not sure why some couriers whould charge different prices, unless they are levying their own fees on top of the customs fee.

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Color me confused as well. Customs would seem to be carrier independent? And I've never paid any of these fees from UK/Scotland so I have no clue what matrix these places use...

As stated earlier...As far as I can remember..I have received all of my Aero jackets by USPS..and payed under $50 for 'Custom fees'. It seems now some carriers are charging 'Brokerage Fees'....whatever that really means.....[huh]

Jeff M said:

US customers..what have you been paying for US customs fee on a new Aero jacket?
I just paid $150 + on a Highwayman.
That sound right??

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Momentarily out of lurking mode ...

If you want to know what is really correct, you should contact U. S. Customs and describe in detail what you received and were charged. We members don't make the taxation laws and what we may have been charged could be erroneous; why ask us? But you can always appeal any charges you think are wrong to either the carrier charging you or U. S. Customs.

I did check the U. S. Customs web site and most leather they deem domestic in breed as imported from the UK is 6% of declared value, plus any processing fees the carrier applies. U. S. Customs also charges a processing fee that I can't figure out. Carrier fees will surely vary, but what U. S. customs will charge should be uniform. It's possible individual states could have a separate sales tax applied, but I don't think they can charge a processing fee. It also appears that the limit on leather imports not requiring a bond is either $2, 000 or $2, 500. Textiles always require a bond, it seems. I had to get a bond once and it was a real pain and costly. It's interesting to read the countless dutiable rates and categories someone in congress has determined we need. If you read further on leather goods and related duties, you definitely don't want to import leather shoes with welted soles from Japan - they have 45% duty!!!

Good luck with your imports. Now back to lurking ...

Holly,

I just received my Aero Stuart in vintage FQHH a few days ago via USPS...Great jacket and No custom fees!...Please tell Amanda and Vicki thanks for the great service and workmanship!

Mike

Great Mike! Will pass that on, glad to hear you're happy with it

db9v said:

Holly,

I just received my Aero Stuart in vintage FQHH a few days ago via USPS...Great jacket and No custom fees!...Please tell Amanda and Vicki thanks for the great service and workmanship!

Mike

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Great to hear! I just got an email about an hour ago from Amanda saying my 30's half-belt in goatskin was ready to ship.