FW: [ILUG] customs!

[John Flanagan]

thought I'd sent this to the list first time

-----Original Message-----
From: John Flanagan [mailto:john.flanagan at oceanfree.net]
Sent: 26 June 2002 13:43
To: Padraig Brady
Subject: RE: [ILUG] customs!


You got it wrong.
Customs charged you €8.00 duty + VAT if appropriate.
The carrier charged you the handling fee and COD charge.
There are no charges for this type of customs processing except for a
20c charge for a single administrative document which is an EU charge.
John Flanagan
Customs & Excise
Dublin
-----Original Message-----
From: ilug-admin at linux.ie [mailto:ilug-admin at linux.ie]On Behalf Of
Padraig Brady
Sent: 26 June 2002 11:03
To: ILUG at linux.ie
Subject: [ILUG] customs!


Why I oughta...

I ordered 2 t-shirts from thinkgeek, total price $29.
Customs got their grimy hands on them and charged:
€8 duty + €12 "handling fee" + €5 COD charge. So
€25 extra for something that costs $29. I'm sorry
but that's extortion, so I sent them back.

Padraig.


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