William,
I re-read it all and I think that you transposed your pronouns. Yes,
the recipients are required to pay any duty levied on the items. The
seller is quoted as stating that the individuals that he is selling to
are demanding that he (the seller) pay the duty fees. When I sell
something overseas (from the US) and ship it, I am required to fill out
a customs declaration. The recipient of the goods is required to pay
any duty that his country imposes.
AFAIK,
Rand E.
> William Clark wrote:
>
> This guy is way off base. My mother is American and I have many
> relatives in the U.S. (I live in Canada). Because of my relatives, I
> have sent many packages to the U.S. I have to put a mailing label for
> customs on the pack with the value, etc. They ARE assessed duty if
> the item falls within a specific duty tax code.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bruce Hamm [mailto:bhamm@xxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Monday, May 07, 2001 1:36 PM
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [OM] [OT] This should be a fun e*b*a*y transaction....
>
> Hi folks,
>
> Sorry, this is a bit off topic, albeit the auction concerns some OM
> gear,
> but I just *had* to share this. I had sent the seller an email to
> provide my
> address and receive the cost of shipping. In the auction, the seller
> stated
> that he/she would ship internationally. Here is what I received as a
> reply...
>
> "BRUCE,
> I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH 3 CANADIAN RESIDENTS WHILE SELLING ON EBAY.
> WE WILL
> NOT PAY YOUR DUTY TAX FOR THE ITEM YOU BOUGHT FROM US!!!! FOR SOME
> REASON
> CANADIANS THINK THAT I HAVE TO PAY THE DUTY TAX THAT YOUR COUNTRY
> CHARGES.
> THIS MAIL IS TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE WILL NOT PAY THAT !!!
> I AM NOT TRYING TO BE RUDE WITH THIS LETTER. IT IS JUST THAT 3 PEOPLE
> THAT
> I
> HAVE DEALED WITH THAT HAVE BEEN FROM CANADA HAVE WANTED ME TO PAY
> THEIR DUTY
> TAX ON THE ITEM THEY BOUGHT FROM ME. I TOLD ALL 3 OF THEM THAT IT IS
> NOT MY
> PROBLEM THAT YOUR COUNTRY RIPS YOU OFF LIKE THAT. THE GREAT U.S.A.
> DOES NOT
> CHARGE IT'S RESIDENTS DUTY TAX WHEN HAVING AN ITEM SHIPPED HERE. EMAIL
> ME TO
> CONFIRM THIS EMAIL. "
>
> This is going to be fun....
>
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