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Wasmachineman_NL
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| CPUShack wrote: | I had a package come today for a collector.
Package from South Korea, $133 value (scrap CPUs) shipped UPS
Tariffs were $19.95 on tha package
UPS wanted $292, $272 in 'fees' |
wtf
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isa-d
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| Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2025 1:36 am Post subject: |
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| CPUShack wrote: | I had a package come today for a collector.
Package from South Korea, $133 value (scrap CPUs) shipped UPS
Tariffs were $19.95 on tha package
UPS wanted $292, $272 in 'fees' |
Why so high fees?
which are fees or tariffs for a package under $50 value sent to AVICC via normal post (USPS)?
there is a table to consult? |
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CPUShack
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| Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2025 10:16 am Post subject: |
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| isa-d wrote: | | CPUShack wrote: | I had a package come today for a collector.
Package from South Korea, $133 value (scrap CPUs) shipped UPS
Tariffs were $19.95 on tha package
UPS wanted $292, $272 in 'fees' |
Why so high fees?
which are fees or tariffs for a package under $50 value sent to AVICC via normal post (USPS)?
there is a table to consult? |
They have a whole list of fees brokerage this, admin this,transit that
USPS I have not seen a fee yet
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CPUShack
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I bought a computer from Canada, since it was made in Canada its tax and tariff free
UPS gave me a $10 bill for handling the $0.00 tariff
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CHips
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Are Gift Declarations still Ok even under $100? Any new issues? I now see this on the French Post Site,
| Quote: | Tout article ayant une valeur marchande ne peut être déclaré "cadeau", y compris des produits achetés par l'expéditeur pour les offrir à son destinataire (exemple : un DVD, un livre, etc.), des échantillons, des objets promotionnels, etc. Tout colis contrevenant à cette règle est susceptible d'être renvoyé au frais de l'expéditeur, voire détruit par les douanes américaines.
Any Item with some Market Value cannot be Declared as Gift, including Products bought by the Sender to gift them to the Recipient (like a DVD, Book,...), Samples, Promotional Items, etc. Parcels not complying may be sent back or even destroyed by the Us Customs.
There is also a mention saying that basically only "Home Made" Items are allowed... |
https://aide.laposte.fr/contenu/quelle-offre-choisir-pour-un-envoi-vers-les-etats-unis
Do things still go through normally and the French Post is just being paranoid, or did they really start enforcing these extremely strict Rules on Gifts?
In the Swiss Post they don't mention such Rules, though any electronic Device is forbidden and they very strictly enforce this as Cpus have indeed been returned... Somehow France did not have such restriction, though that was months ago...
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CPUShack
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| Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2026 11:34 pm Post subject: |
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| CHips wrote: | Are Gift Declarations still Ok even under $100? Any new issues? I now see this on the French Post Site,
| Quote: | Tout article ayant une valeur marchande ne peut être déclaré "cadeau", y compris des produits achetés par l'expéditeur pour les offrir à son destinataire (exemple : un DVD, un livre, etc.), des échantillons, des objets promotionnels, etc. Tout colis contrevenant à cette règle est susceptible d'être renvoyé au frais de l'expéditeur, voire détruit par les douanes américaines.
Any Item with some Market Value cannot be Declared as Gift, including Products bought by the Sender to gift them to the Recipient (like a DVD, Book,...), Samples, Promotional Items, etc. Parcels not complying may be sent back or even destroyed by the Us Customs.
There is also a mention saying that basically only "Home Made" Items are allowed... |
https://aide.laposte.fr/contenu/quelle-offre-choisir-pour-un-envoi-vers-les-etats-unis
Do things still go through normally and the French Post is just being paranoid, or did they really start enforcing these extremely strict Rules on Gifts?
In the Swiss Post they don't mention such Rules, though any electronic Device is forbidden and they very strictly enforce this as Cpus have indeed been returned... Somehow France did not have such restriction, though that was months ago... |
Pretty much still gets taxes whether gift or not, best way to send to US is low value and FedEx, UPS has went full mobster on this, charging hundreds of dollars in fees, Fedex doesnt care, they just give ya the package
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xi11west
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| Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2026 3:55 pm Post subject: |
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| Can someone remind me the website address of AVICC? haven't logged in for a while and can't find it in the history. Looks it's also not on the AVICC-FAQ |
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