consider the media source, but this outfit "may" be worth contacting (not the media source, the company the article is about) http://nypost.com/2017/09/30/inept-puerto-rican-government-riddled-with-corruption-ceo/
On Sat, Sep 30, 2017 at 4:56 PM, Mathew Howard <mhoward...@gmail.com> wrote: > I don't know... I've never heard of having to deal with any kind customs > stuff going to AK or HI, but I also haven't ever sent anything to either > state that wasn't through the USPS. > > Lewis is probably right that it's mainly about collecting import duties. > It could also have to do with the fact that there are other countries > between the US mainland and PR, which isn't the case for Hawaii. > > On Sat, Sep 30, 2017 at 2:08 PM, Mike Hammett <af...@ics-il.net> wrote: > >> Is it different than Hawaii or Alaska than it is for PR? >> >> >> >> ----- >> Mike Hammett >> Intelligent Computing Solutions <http://www.ics-il.com/> >> <https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL> >> <https://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb> >> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions> >> <https://twitter.com/ICSIL> >> Midwest Internet Exchange <http://www.midwest-ix.com/> >> <https://www.facebook.com/mdwestix> >> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/midwest-internet-exchange> >> <https://twitter.com/mdwestix> >> The Brothers WISP <http://www.thebrotherswisp.com/> >> <https://www.facebook.com/thebrotherswisp> >> >> >> <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXSdfxQv7SpoRQYNyLwntZg> >> ------------------------------ >> *From: *"Mathew Howard" <mhoward...@gmail.com> >> *To: *"af" <af@afmug.com> >> *Sent: *Saturday, September 30, 2017 1:31:53 PM >> *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] THANKS FEDS FOR SCREWING ME >> >> I thought both Fedex and UPS had to go through customs to get into Puerto >> Rico... USPS doesn't though. >> >> It seems like if it's a direct flight from the USA to another part of the >> USA you shouldn't have to mess with that stuff, even if it is going over >> international waters, but apparently that's not the case. >> >> On Sat, Sep 30, 2017 at 12:18 PM, Steve Jones <thatoneguyst...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> It traverses international waters >>> >>> On Sep 30, 2017 9:59 AM, "Chuck McCown" <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote: >>> >>>> We have had similar issues with UPS to PR. FedEx is not a problem. >>>> >>>> *From:* Jaime Solorza >>>> *Sent:* Saturday, September 30, 2017 8:56 AM >>>> *To:* Animal Farm >>>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] THANKS FEDS FOR SCREWING ME >>>> >>>> Shipping to other countries, this is common...last I heard, Puerto Rico >>>> is part of USA... >>>> >>>> On Sep 30, 2017 8:53 AM, "Robert" <i...@avantwireless.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Sounds like, if he has Homeland Security expediting Warehouse requests >>>>> to Streakwave, he is now riding the Government express train. I suspect >>>>> that he's going to get his stuff, and more, shipped even faster. Let's >>>>> hope!!! >>>>> >>>>> On 9/30/17 7:46 AM, George Skorup wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I sent Gino a PacketFlux generator control board earlier this year, >>>>>> or last, I forget. Had to fill out customs docs. Can't remember if it was >>>>>> UPS or FedEx. We called and the rep was like, yeah, you gotta do that. >>>>>> That's some stupid ass shit. >>>>>> >>>>>> On 9/30/2017 9:32 AM, Chuck McCown wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Confiscated.� Hmmm.� What justification could they have for that. >>>>>>> � >>>>>>> *From:* Gino A. Villarini >>>>>>> *Sent:* Saturday, September 30, 2017 4:28 AM >>>>>>> *To:* af@afmug.com >>>>>>> *Subject:* [AFMUG] THANKS FEDS FOR SCREWING ME >>>>>>> � >>>>>>> So I had all my gear staged and ready to be picked up today and >>>>>>> delivered tomorrow, only to find out that all FEDEX and UPS flights to >>>>>>> PR >>>>>>> were confiscated by feds..� 1 step fwd, 3 back� >>>>>>> >>>>>>> *//*� >>>>>>> >>>>>>> */Gino A. Villarini/* >>>>>>> >>>>>>> President >>>>>>> Metro Office Park #18 Suite 304 Guaynabo, Puerto Rico 00968 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >> >> >