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Old 09-26-2009, 06:59 AM
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Re: HLJ offers free shipping

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Originally Posted by MustangMuscle View Post
yeah, this offer would be interesting if the shipping method was SAL, not express. I am in France, all EMS / Fedex parcels are inspected by French customs, and they charge an 8€ fee for this "service". To that, I also need to pay 20,6% VAT on the declared value (and HLJ declares the full paid value, as opposed to some other shops). For example, for a 2800 yen kit:

2800 yen => 20,70€
shipping charge : 0
French VAT : 4€
Customs fee : 8€

Total: 32,70€

For SAL:
shipping charge: 7€
French VAT : 0
Customs fee : 0
Total : 28€
(usually SAL small parcels go through customs without being inspected / charged, but it can happen, about 10% chance I would say)

What about other countries, what do you pay for importing goods from Japan?

I pay 19% on the value of the goods plus a +/-15 euros fee for custom services because i didn't declare the goods...
For a resin kit I pay about 40 to 50 euros to custom services...
But ther are periods when the imported goods go through the services without being checked, especially on normal carton boxes without a companies name as HLJ
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