I'm looking for moving/shipping companies to send a couple of boxes of books & clothes from Australia to the USA (as I'm relocating). While requesting quotes, one company strongly suggested that I hire them to
pack my things for me as apparently US Customs get suspicious if the boxes were packed by the individual mover (me, in this case) rather than by a professional. I haven't seen this mentioned anywhere else and the US Customs website hasn't addressed this. What's going on?
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posted by divabat
on Jul 1, 2012 -
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Can I buy a bike on marktplaats.nl and have it shipped to me in the US? I looked through the policies and stuff, and didn't see anything that would prevent it, but my Google Translate might be fooling me.
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posted by dammitjim
on Mar 19, 2012 -
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I bought some clothes online from a store based in the UK, shipped to the US. Is this surprise customs/duty/shipping charge normal?
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posted by ghostbikes
on Dec 22, 2011 -
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How to go about buying furniture in Bali (Indonesia) and getting it to Sydney (Australia)?
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posted by vidur
on Nov 6, 2011 -
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How do I calculate the duties, taxes, and/or other fees that a person in Italy will have to pay in order to receive a gift mailed from the United States?
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posted by kellygreen
on Oct 13, 2011 -
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Do I have to pay customs duties to have a computer I left behind in Ireland shipped to California?
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posted by AndNeverWell
on May 6, 2011 -
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Where can I find a comprehensive list of all the ports in the United States that are capable of receiving an international cargo shipment that will need to be cleared through US customs? I know that this includes seaports, but I think that it also includes "dry ports" and "intermodal hubs."
posted by iknowizbirfmark
on Nov 10, 2010 -
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UPS says that US Customs has stopped a package being sent to me from Hong Kong and it is going to be destroyed, but they won't tell me how to contact Customs directly. Is something fishy going on here?
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posted by Menthol
on Apr 20, 2010 -
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How do you ship an electronic item (iPhone) with a non-removable battery out of India? It's labelled as a "dangerous item."
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posted by smersh
on Mar 16, 2009 -
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I'm in Germany for the next few months. Had one of my hard drives shipped to me by a friend so I could get to some of my files. DHL have it now and won't give it to me without a fee and a receipt! What's up with that?
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posted by mooza
on Nov 4, 2008 -
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I'd like to have my brother ship an item I bought in the US to me (I'm in the UK.) I'd also like not to have to hand over my first born child to UK Customs. Any suggestions?
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posted by -1
on Oct 22, 2008 -
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(E)URO-COMMERCE filter - i run a mail order business and web site and entertain fantasies of doing the same in europe. does anyone have any knowledge of the shipping/postage/tax/duties situation for inter-european shipping? are there examples of companies who serve europe the way small e-tailers are able to server the whole US via UPS or thhe US mail?
posted by subpixel
on Dec 9, 2004 -
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