Courtesy International Shipping between Rennlisters
11-04-2003, 07:55 PM
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Courtesy International Shipping between Rennlisters
More info on this idea here:
https://rennlist.com/forums/showthre...threadid=96922
Your comments, please!
https://rennlist.com/forums/showthre...threadid=96922
Your comments, please!
11-07-2003, 03:16 PM
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Dear Luis,
Honest answer, great idea but very little chance of working. I cannot believe that you have never been asked "are you carrying any package for somebody else". I was in Scotland a couple of weeks ago. Four times I had to catch a plane even domestic inside England and I was asked this question.
We are asked this question flying out of Zuerich and to the USA there are extra precautions.
Into Switzerland it is 9% tax plus handling fee for all declared items and trouble for non declared items.
I wish you luck with your idea but I feel it is a very risky business in these times. Remember if you get caught you are the one in trouble.
I would have thought a huge volume negotiated deal with a shipping company might bring better rewards. Even one of the airlines which would like to make some extra cash carrying cargo in their holds.
Ciao,
Adrian
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Honest answer, great idea but very little chance of working. I cannot believe that you have never been asked "are you carrying any package for somebody else". I was in Scotland a couple of weeks ago. Four times I had to catch a plane even domestic inside England and I was asked this question.
We are asked this question flying out of Zuerich and to the USA there are extra precautions.
Into Switzerland it is 9% tax plus handling fee for all declared items and trouble for non declared items.
I wish you luck with your idea but I feel it is a very risky business in these times. Remember if you get caught you are the one in trouble.
I would have thought a huge volume negotiated deal with a shipping company might bring better rewards. Even one of the airlines which would like to make some extra cash carrying cargo in their holds.
Ciao,
Adrian
964C4
11-08-2003, 12:54 AM
#4
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Even if you pay the customs, there are savings to be had.
Switzerland is a tough case, being outside the EU but for the rest of us there is no issue.
A rennlister (who shall remain anon) just did this for me for a package from the US.
The item cost $525, and the shipping would have been $120. Then I would have been charged 8% customs and 25% sales tax on top. Total: $871
Instead I paid $525 + $20 shipping to 'mule'
+ $45 local shipping. Total: $590
Saving: $281 !
Switzerland is a tough case, being outside the EU but for the rest of us there is no issue.
A rennlister (who shall remain anon) just did this for me for a package from the US.
The item cost $525, and the shipping would have been $120. Then I would have been charged 8% customs and 25% sales tax on top. Total: $871
Instead I paid $525 + $20 shipping to 'mule'
+ $45 local shipping. Total: $590Saving: $281 !
