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Import Charges

Keito64 · 2023-01-16 16:20:13

Hi there, long time reader, first time poster. I've read through this forum and the import charges page on MSE, which generally relates to if the item is held by the shipping company. What if the item has been delivered, and months later (3 in this case) an import charges letter has been dropped through my door? The item…

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GadgetGuru Posts: 864 Forumite

20 January 2023 at 10:51AM

Fedex generally deliver first, then you are surprised with a letter at a later date requesting the customs and import charges.

Most other couriers request the charges BEFORE delivery - which I prefer as if its something I wasn't expecting I tell them I'm not paying and to send it back!

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