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Import duties are happening

Today I received a package from the Netherlands which was drop shipped to me. Custom duties needed to be paid. The UPS driver gave me the choice of writing a check made out to UPS or going on-line and paying which would have lead to the delivery happening tomorrow. Well since I am going to be gone for a few days wrote the check. I had no clue custom duties were in play and after calling the distributor… he was shocked at the notice of a custom duty. And immediately offered to reimburse. So no issue there. Now getting documentation from UPS required jumping through hoops and barking like a dog. 
Caveat Emptor going forward. 

hbarrel
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charliee
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@hbarrel

I thought you might take it that way, it was just a straightforward question, not sarcasm. I did wonder though if you may be feeding the trolls who haunt the forums looking for opportunities to spew their politics. 

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charliee
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@immatthewj 

Didn’t take you long did it. You are the leading troll/hateful jerk on the forums. Congrats. 

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freediver
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Customs duties have been around forever but they seem to have been selectively charged..I've paid duties on 3 different occasions over the last 6 years,twice on a high end watch & once on Chinese audio gear & it was always Fed Ex who charged them..Never had DHL or UPS hit me for import tax..
 Only recently have import fees become de facto..If you've never been hit for import tax count yourself lucky & accept the fact that those days are over....

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