No worries! Mine got approved out of order as well so it reads kinda confusing as well. Just placed my order today - looking at more of the Sergio Green pics and I had to jump on it (missed the original presale). Thanks for including what you put in the statement as well - will be using something along those lines.
Spencer On Thu, Apr 24, 2025 at 10:00 PM Mike Gillespie <[email protected]> wrote: > Sorry for my confusing post. For whatever reason, they were listed in the > wrong order as I wrote this message below last Friday when they became > available for order. However, to answer your question, there were no extra > fees or tariffs, not even a sales tax. Only shipping, which was $118. I did > get a call from FedEx requesting I fill out a customs form 5106 along with > a statement regarding “end-use, and primary material composition”. I > basically replied “bicycle frame and fork for personal use only, and steel > tubing”. Overall everything went smoothly and I’m totally satisfied. > Mike G > > On Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 4:57:10 PM UTC-7 Spencer wrote: > > I see this and your message above and am a bit confused. Did you end up > actually getting the frame and end up not having to pay any tariffs? Been > digging in and it looks like personal import under $2500 + bike frames from > Japan may dodge any regular import fees: > https://hts.usitc.gov/search?query=8714.91.20 and > https://usacustomsclearance.com/process/import-costs-from-japan/, but am > not sure if any additional tariffs apply or not with all the recent stuff > so hesitant to pull the trigger. > > On Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 2:44:40 PM UTC-4 Mike Gillespie wrote: > > Hi Folks, > I’ve been keeping a close eye on the Blue Lug site ever since missing out > on the pre-sale, and after others here mentioned them as an alternative > source. A few weeks ago they were posted as available on their site but > only for “in-store sale”. Then a couple of weeks ago the price increased > (about $120 or so). Well as today they’re available for sale on the site. > All sizes currently in stock. Unfortunately for some, only in the Sergio > green color (traditional blue/green sold out). > > Since the Sergio green happened to be my color of choice, I’m all in! Now, > just wondering if there will be an additional tariff or if that earlier > price increase was actually the tariff charge? Shipping was a reasonable > $118 for 2-3 day arrival via fedex. > > Anyway, just a heads up to anyone else who might be interested. > Mike > Sequim, WA > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/gGD2QHIXdw8/unsubscribe > . > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/f8d06e2b-2173-449f-b19a-2d3d653f6913n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/f8d06e2b-2173-449f-b19a-2d3d653f6913n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CAEGKrWqzNWbpAFyjVbDCyea1c6RQ9uMmDF5NvVZ4yLXL9H4W%2Bw%40mail.gmail.com.
