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<blockquote data-quote="worldwide" data-source="post: 795841" data-attributes="member: 2193"><p>Rick,</p><p></p><p>There are free tools on ups.com you could have used before shipping to estimate the cost of any duties and taxes (under "shipping" select "use international tools" so you get a better idea of what the landed cost would be. There is also an 800 number specifically for international shipments and they will assist you with required forms, shipping costs and related items. You can also review any special clearance requirements for any country in the world. For example, Pakistan has these special clearance notes:</p><p></p><p><em>High-value shipments over US$200 arrive at AFU (air freight unit) for formal entry clearance. Clearance may take 1 to 3 days provided that the consignee submits documents and pays the duty promptly, or has exemption status or certificates. Few of the organizations (Diplomatic shipments/UNDP/UN/Duty exempted organizations) have instructed us not to clear their shipments but to send the Customs Detention Receipt to them for self-clearance. For shipments detained by Customs due to value or any other reason, we would send the detention receipt to the consignee to avail the opportunity of either clearing through their own agent or to send us the paperwork to clear the shipment for them. The return of the detention receipts from Karachi/Lahore/Islamabad & Rawalpindi/Faisalabad/Sialkot & Peshawar takes approximately 48 to 72 hours while other cities take 72 hrs. For shipments detained by Customs, the consignee is required to submit copies of their National Tax Number and Return of Sales Tax for the previous month along with Sales Tax Registration, Customs Detention Receipt and authority letter in name of the nominated broker or clearing agent.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>If a shipment is addressed to a non service area, the consignee is required to send the duties and taxes via demand draft or cross check to the UPS service partner before delivery takes place. This can cause delay. For urgent shipments, it is recommended to be exported free domicile. </em></p><p></p><p>Other factors that could impact the cost are:</p><p>* Personal shipment versus business transaction</p><p>* Gift shipment versus commercial sale</p><p>* Country of origin of the jackets</p><p></p><p>Customs tends to give things more attention when there are "discrepancies" such as the insured value being more than the value stated on the commercial invoice.</p><p></p><p>Routine customs clearance is included in the shipping rate for UPS Worldwide Saver so there is some "red flag" about this shipment that caused this charge. If the receiver requested that another broker other than UPS clear the package through customs, then UPS can't do much about the cost that broker charges you or the receiver. I would ask the receiver why they want another company to clear the package through customs as the charge for routine customs clearance is already built into the shipping rate. Something odd about that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="worldwide, post: 795841, member: 2193"] Rick, There are free tools on ups.com you could have used before shipping to estimate the cost of any duties and taxes (under "shipping" select "use international tools" so you get a better idea of what the landed cost would be. There is also an 800 number specifically for international shipments and they will assist you with required forms, shipping costs and related items. You can also review any special clearance requirements for any country in the world. For example, Pakistan has these special clearance notes: [I]High-value shipments over US$200 arrive at AFU (air freight unit) for formal entry clearance. Clearance may take 1 to 3 days provided that the consignee submits documents and pays the duty promptly, or has exemption status or certificates. Few of the organizations (Diplomatic shipments/UNDP/UN/Duty exempted organizations) have instructed us not to clear their shipments but to send the Customs Detention Receipt to them for self-clearance. For shipments detained by Customs due to value or any other reason, we would send the detention receipt to the consignee to avail the opportunity of either clearing through their own agent or to send us the paperwork to clear the shipment for them. The return of the detention receipts from Karachi/Lahore/Islamabad & Rawalpindi/Faisalabad/Sialkot & Peshawar takes approximately 48 to 72 hours while other cities take 72 hrs. For shipments detained by Customs, the consignee is required to submit copies of their National Tax Number and Return of Sales Tax for the previous month along with Sales Tax Registration, Customs Detention Receipt and authority letter in name of the nominated broker or clearing agent. If a shipment is addressed to a non service area, the consignee is required to send the duties and taxes via demand draft or cross check to the UPS service partner before delivery takes place. This can cause delay. For urgent shipments, it is recommended to be exported free domicile. [/I] Other factors that could impact the cost are: * Personal shipment versus business transaction * Gift shipment versus commercial sale * Country of origin of the jackets Customs tends to give things more attention when there are "discrepancies" such as the insured value being more than the value stated on the commercial invoice. Routine customs clearance is included in the shipping rate for UPS Worldwide Saver so there is some "red flag" about this shipment that caused this charge. If the receiver requested that another broker other than UPS clear the package through customs, then UPS can't do much about the cost that broker charges you or the receiver. I would ask the receiver why they want another company to clear the package through customs as the charge for routine customs clearance is already built into the shipping rate. Something odd about that. [/QUOTE]
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