Brian 2022/09/03 13:54
If I order the latest VNA from Tindie at $199, shipping to USA, should I expect to pay duties, customs broker fees, etc.? If so, how much? THANKS!
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Import duties when ordering from Tindie shipping to USA?
Michael Brun 2022/09/04 03:34
I paid nothing more than the sale price I was charged when purchasing the V2Plus4 from the Tindie site last year.. I was not hit with any unexpected or undefined fees.
GMRS_two_way_radio 2022/09/04 07:22
I didn't pay any other fees just the cost of the VNA this was in april.
Matt Thomas W5MT 2022/09/04 07:33
Same as Michael, no fees or duties. I bought mine about 6 weeks ago.
I opted for the $26(?) FedEx shipping. The unit arrived quickly after Tindie shipped. They shipped about 5 days after order & FedEx delivered about 5 days after that; tracking shows that it spent a day in Customs.
John Galbreath 2022/09/04 08:35
My latest Tindie order came with customs declaration form which greatly understated true value. Although you save 10%, why do you want to do business with people with no ethics.
Bob W0EG 2022/09/04 13:32
I bought one a few months ago and paid no import duty or fees. Good deal.
On Sun, Sep 4, 2022 at 12:34 AM Brian via groups.io <bbbnnn=
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Raj vu2zap 2022/09/05 12:12
I understood for a Chinese vendor many years ago that the standard post does
no accept item over a few $$ in value. The undervaluation is for their
system.
On 04/09/2022 9:05 PM, John Galbreath via groups.io wrote:
David J Taylor 2022/09/05 15:28
On 05/09/2022 07:42, Raj vu2zap wrote:
> I understood for a Chinese vendor many years ago that the standard post does
>
> no accept item over a few $$ in value. The undervaluation is for their
> system.
Ah, I thought it was simply using the true value or production cost of the
item, rather than the selling price!
Certainly a couple of items I bought from AliExpress were priced as you say.
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