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ed rooney
11-02-2002, 09:11
Recently order a couple of 2 disc dvds from Amazon.com (using a voucher). The total cost is about £34 but I ticked the gift box.

What are the chances of getting hit by customs as I know they like to ship in LARGE boxes.

I'm just wondering whether it's worth getting them shipped separately and paying an extra £3 or so to avoid our friends at customs.
Bapapapa
11-02-2002, 09:36
Do people still use Amazon?

WOW!!

:nuts:

To answer your question - toss a coin in the air.
ed rooney
11-02-2002, 09:50
Originally posted by Bapapapa
Do people still use Amazon?

WOW!!

:nuts:

To answer your question - toss a coin in the air.
Only when I've got a voucher which in this case made them cheaper than elsewhere, including my usual supplier absound.ca.

[craigmodeon]what coin should I use[/craigmodeoff]
cervaro
11-02-2002, 10:10
Customs will ignore the GIFT box as it only applies to personal shipments, e.g. friend in the USA sends you the discs. If customs get their hands on the order they'll charge VAT/import duty on the whole amount including P&P. :mad:
Sputnik
11-02-2002, 10:16
These days all it takes is a box saying Amazon on, even if its not from them, and you're guaranteed a customs charge :eek: Well that happened to me :D
woofy1
11-02-2002, 10:54
I had 2 discs last week,with AMAZON.COM all over the box and no customs charges.

I think Customs are chasing bigger fish than us.

robo

:p
kcxdev
11-02-2002, 13:00
Originally posted by Sputnik
These days all it takes is a box saying Amazon on, even if its not from them, and you're guaranteed a customs charge :eek: Well that happened to me :D

What? somone wrote Amazon on a box and sent it to you :D :nuts:
woofy1
11-02-2002, 13:18
It's gone over my head !!!!!!!!


:o
dangermouse
11-02-2002, 18:52
My last few orders from Amazon were:

Sopranos season 1 - $69

Ab Fab - $69

Akira - $35

I didn't get hit for customs duty on any of them. I ticked the gift box so that there would not be a value printed on the outside of the box. Dunno if it made a difference but I do it automatically.
cervaro
11-02-2002, 21:22
Originally posted by dangermouse
I ticked the gift box so that there would not be a value printed on the outside of the box. Dunno if it made a difference but I do it automatically.

Have Amazon.com stopped printing the order value on the outside of their boxes then? In my experience they have to put a customs declaration sticker on the outside regardless of whether the order is a gift or not.

If they've changed, I might be prepared to try ordering something from them again.