Date:         Mon, 8 Sep 1997 10:44:37 +0200
Reply-To:     "Zeidler HelmutNTC-Dusseld." <zeidler@NTCCSC01DU.NTC.NOKIA.COM>
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From:         "Zeidler HelmutNTC-Dusseld." <zeidler@NTCCSC01DU.NTC.NOKIA.COM>
Organization: Nokia Telecommunications GmbH
Subject:      Re: Customs Fee Very High?
Comments: To: Derek Drew <drew@INTERPORT.NET>
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Derek, custom fees include all of about 10 fender lips. Custom fees
itself are about 3% plus paperwork. So each set will be $ 15. The
other paperwork ($ 25) will be done in Germany for shipping.

Helmut
'80 Camper
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From: Derek Drew
To: Vanagon
Subject: Customs Fee Very High?
Date: Saturday, 6. September 1997 15:25

>The price is as shown:
>
>fender lips (3 kg)    DM 320.00   $ 177.78
>chrome      (3 kg)    DM 220.00   $ 122,22
>Shipping to US per kg DM   5.50   $   3,06
>Paperwork total       DM  45.00   $  25,00
>Customs US total appx.            $ 150.00
>Shipping in US                    $   7.50
>

A customs fee of $150 on a part costing $177? Why is this customs fee so high?

What about my experience of importing parts with paying no customs fee
whatsoever?
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Derek Drew                           New York, NY
drew@interport.net