On 11/29/2015 8:43 AM, Ian Sparkes wrote:
Yes, right. See my answer from 3 days ago.If you don't do this, the parcel is held in bond while the value is determined, and this involves the customs dudes writing to the customer demanding an invoice and or payment receipt. The process takes weeks, and there is a cost involved, often exceeding the value of the goods.It's a great way of pissing your customers off. The get to have the delay and pay extra for it.Beware: even if you do it right it's not a guarantee all will go well. The customs people are notorious a-holes and do this even if the documents are there and in order. They want to test that the declared value is backed up by payment evidence and it is not a fictional invoice.On 29 Nov 2015 5:27 pm, "'threeneurons' via neonixie-l" <neonixie-l@googlegroups.com <mailto:neonixie-l@googlegroups.com>> wrote:I may be answering my own question (rant). I found this discussion at Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/teams/7722/discussions/discuss/11913364/ Seems German Customs needs to see an invoice accessible from the outside. I tend not to ship any paperwork. Only the required Customs Declaration pasted on the box. I think I'll have to invest in these: <http://atlanticpoly.com/images/envelopes.jpg> On Wednesday, November 25, 2015 at 9:04:41 AM UTC-8, threeneurons wrote: In the middle of October, I send a little parcel to our friend Dieter (http://www.tube-tester.com/sites/nixie/nixie-tubes.htm). As of a couple of days ago, he emails me about the tracking number. I'm guessing he hasn't received it yet. If you've read my past posts on this topic, you'll note that delays to Germany (from the US) are frequent. I know from shipments to England and France, that it takes less than a week to get to Europe. If I was in Germany, I'd rattle the cage of my Postal officials. Maybe Customs. They are obviously keeping it in some warehouse, before clearing it. Maybe somebody in France, Belgium, or the Netherlands could act as an agent and hold on to the parcel. The German client can then take a long weekend trip, to go an retrieve it ? Maybe they don't pass parcels from another Euro country thru Customs ? I ship parcels to all over the world (Europe, Asia, South America, Australia). The only time I've lost one, was to the inner bowels of Thailand (not a big city like Bangkok).-- You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic inthe Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this topic, visit https://groups.google.com/d/topic/neonixie-l/5_WTnFqVkjE/unsubscribe. To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com <mailto:neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. To post to this group, send email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com <mailto:neonixie-l@googlegroups.com>. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/602ed603-ff40-4ea0-ae77-81ada9e4e27b%40googlegroups.com <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/602ed603-ff40-4ea0-ae77-81ada9e4e27b%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. --You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com <mailto:neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. To post to this group, send email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com <mailto:neonixie-l@googlegroups.com>. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/CAGgg%3DS20nUj3o4XdeRZLVLCV1xhxnvrg%2BOZ_feBx8Kd7U2BXnw%40mail.gmail.com <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/CAGgg%3DS20nUj3o4XdeRZLVLCV1xhxnvrg%2BOZ_feBx8Kd7U2BXnw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>.For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
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