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sirius order 13th jan, lets see how long it takes

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MIKE550/4:
Thought I would put this up for reference and to compare

just ordered jets from Sirius today and got back confirmation.

can take up to 3 weeks and clear customs... I will update when it arrives

Bit worrying when they say cannot be tracked and has to clear customs

Trigger:
Don't worry about customs, unless it is a high value part or large. I get many parts from the states, Canada and Australia. Only one time did the customs give a import charge and that was on a large item. I have a seat pan on its way from the states and i am expecting a problem with that, seeing its a large metal item. carb jets should not be a problem. 

Bryanj:
Oddlob, Sirius are in Canada and use canada post mostly, last set of jet I bought I did get caught on as they cost over $20 and that seems to be the line

MIKE550/4:
22 dollars and international air mail ?

we shall see ........ if I get hit with duties when do you pay that ?

Do you collect from your local sorting office then

UK Pete:

--- Quote from: Oddjob on January 14, 2014, 01:01:28 AM ---One major problem with customs is the carrier. If you are unlucky and they use Fedex then they'll charge you import duty even though it may not be chargeable. When you challenge this they say they have an agreement with customs to collect import duties. However when you ask for a receipt that these have actually been paid over to customs they get really cagey and won't oblige.

It's got to the point now that I stipulate to the sender that under no circumstances are they to use Fedex and if they do I will refuse delivery. The last time Fedex tried this with me I refused to pay import charges on it as the box was clearly labelled manufacturing samples and no import is due on that type of goods. Yet of course Fedex said they'd paid it on my behalf, they passed the so called debt onto to a collection agency who I told I'd see them in court before I'd pay, never heard from them again.

Ask Sirius if they will use USPS, they are fine.

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TNT are the same as fedex they also paid the duty on my behalf and billed me for it, beware!!!!!!
pete

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