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Anyone ever claimed back customs charges from USA?

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Threaders:
Bit bummed out :( I got this from the states on bmxmuseum and seller said he was happy to mrk it gift and state value at £30

Turns out he got his girlfreind to do it and right now its sat at the local depot with a £70 customs fee on it. To be fair, I have had three frame sets, sent to me from th US, so to be caught on only one isnt too bad. I definatly wont do it again though. Apparantly US sellers can get into alot of trouble if theye are ever caught, so maybe getting them to mark it gift and low value is a big ask.
Anyway, Has anyone ever tried to claim there money back from customs?? I dont know what he has put on the label, but I am due to pay a handling charge, import duty and vat all coming to £73.56. I am sure there is one of the three, I can claim back. Ill give them a ring tomorrow after I have picked up the bike.
Paid £200 for the bike and postage so an extra fee of £73 isnt the end of the world is it :-[ Cheer me up someone :)

pickle:
Nope, personally if i were buying anything big from the states i just factor in the customs cost......cos if they mark it as gift and it goes 'missing' then you're fooked! 

pay it and get your frame  :daumenhoch:

i had to pay £80 for the last one i bought from the states

CD17:
I found out over the weekend that the Germany do not pay import duty when shipping from the US  ???

& we don't pay import duty when shipping from Europe  :daumenhoch:

Might be worth thinking about for any expensive items  8)

Threaders:
The way I used to get round the gift thing, was to pay via paypal goods and then if anything goes wrong, I could file a claim through paypal stating goods never arrived or not as described :daumenhoch: Never had to take those measures before. I am sure there is something I can claim back depending on what he put on the shipping form. Ill keep you posted.
Dont know how you would go about directing your parcel through the EU, sounds complicated:) I know you dont have to pay import or duty on items over 100 years old ;) and I think I read that you dont have to pay customs on something you are sending to another country to have work done, so long as the work doesent change the character of the item. There is a guy on the bmxmuseum, who sends all his frames over here to get painted, so that must be what he is putting on his customs declaration :daumenhoch:

Rodgy1970:
If they are straight up and say no can do on marking gift I can live with that.

Gets on my tits when they say they will do it and then don't, a seller did that on me, asked him to mark it gift, he agreed, I paid, then he didn't bother and I got stung.

Only difference is you got a shaggy dog story about it being a felony and they might end up incarcerated and all that shit they go on about on la la land which is the bmxmuseum.

The real reason they do it or should do it is because of the insurance situation which I can understand and if they mark it gift and then insure it for what you actually paid you get stung also.

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