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Subject:Customs Fee Very High?
From:Derek Drew
Date:Sat, 6 Sep 1997 09:29:58 -0400

>The price is as shown:
>
>fender lips (3 kg)    DM 320.00   $ 177.78
>chrome      (3 kg)    DM 220.00   $ 122,22
>Shipping to US per kg DM   5.50   $   3,06
>Paperwork total       DM  45.00   $  25,00
>Customs US total appx.            $ 150.00
>Shipping in US                    $   7.50
>

A customs fee of $150 on a part costing $177? Why is this customs fee so high?

What about my experience of importing parts with paying no customs fee
whatsoever?
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Derek Drew                           New York, NY
drew@interport.net