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Old 06-18-2008, 08:45 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Re: buying parts from usa

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Originally Posted by BLACKPANTHER View Post
I used to work at ParcelForce, and it's luck of the draw which parcels you'd have to pay for. Not every parcel is checked, and I'd say about 3/4 of the parcels did not have duty to pay upon delivery. Putting 'gift' on the parcel just meant there was more chance of the item being opened and checked by customs, they check the invoice, slap on the duty and their fee, then ParcelForce would bang on their 'clearance' fee. A company wouldn't put 'gift' on your parcel anyway. You pays your money, you takes your chance!
Like I said

Other than Company's have marked my parcel has a gift..... many times
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