Junior year in college.
Wilton
----- Original Message -----
From: "Max" <meadedil...@bellsouth.net>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Sent: Monday, October 17, 2011 6:06 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - customs
Grandson is there for school, right? Perhaps school has a personal
property office for foreign students that can help with a refund? I faced
a similar issue years ago in Italy. In that case, I had the diamond
engagement ring added to my household property, but I did have to pay a
customs broker to help. Broker's fee was a lot less than the customs due
on the ring.
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Max Dillon
Charleston SC
'95 E300, '87 300TD
WILTON <wilt...@nc.rr.com> wrote:
Several days ago, son bought grandson a new jacket and had the seller ship
it to grandson in France. Son had waited for the jacket to go on a super
sale before purchasing it. When the jacket arrived at its destination in
France, the UPS guy demanded 103 Euros (~$140 US) in cash (no check)
import duty; grandson told UPS guy, "I don't have that much cash on me.
What can I do?" UPS guy replied, "Ride with me to an ATM." Evidently,
seller/shipper had declared the full retail value on the customs form.
Lesson learned, I hope. (Actually, I had feared such when I first learned
that they were going to purchase a new jacket and send it to him. If he
had taken the proper jacket with him in his luggage coupla months ago,
there would have been no import duty.)
Wilton
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