[TowerTalk] alpha spid rotator

[phil]

Hi Guys,

A short glossary of international shipping and usual procedures for
importing into the U.S. seems to be in order:

Shipper:  The individual or company sending you merchandise
Carrier:  The transportation company (DHL etc) This is not the 'shipper'.
Custom House Broker:  A company that arranges custom clearance at the border
U.S. Customs: Allows importation, after inspection, of the merchandise and
collects any applicable duty
Consignee:  The receiver of the merchandise - in this case the American ham

The purchaser (Consignee) makes a purchase from the Shipper on an FOB origin
or delivered destination and they agree on all terms including
transportation charges and fees at the time of purchase. In the original
case, this apparently was not done.

The carrier transports the goods and can also serve as the Custom House
Broker if so engaged. If  he is expected to file the necessary U.S. customs
declaration and deal with customs he is entitled to charge for this service
in addition to the charge for transportation.  He must be trained and
licensed to provide this service.  Alternatively the consignee can handle
this himself to save the fee and pay U.S. Customs any duty that is due.  The
trip to the border is not likely to be appealing. A local licensed Custom
House broker can be employed as well.  Another option is for the merchandise
to travel " In U.S. Customs Bond" to the   U.S. Customs facility nearest the
consignee in the U.S. In the latter case the border Custom House broker can
be employed to prepare a document called an I.T. This is necessary when
Customs release is not obtained at the border.

Whether the fee from one Carrier who performs this service is exorbitant or
not depends on what alternatives are available

My choice would be to pay the $26.00 - the minimum is frequently $50 by a
licensed broker.

73,
Phil K9PJ

----- Original Message -----
From: "Kirb Nesbitt" <knesbitt at nucleus.com>
To: <TowerTalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2007 7:53 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] alpha spid rotator


> Yes, it has for sometime (at least stuff coming into Canada). Applies to
> all Amateur radio electronics, however I'm not sure if this exemption
> extends to antenna hardware. I seem to recall being dinged duty on some
> of my Force12 stuff a few years back.
> Don't mistake the fact that your shipment may be exempt from duties and
> the "brokerage fees" that the carriers now like to impose irregardless.
> They will nail you either way and it is NOT the responsibility of the
> shipper to inform or certainly pay these fees.
> I no longer use the brown truck boys due to their excessive fees imposed
> at the time of delivery.
>
> 73,
>
> Kirb - VE6IV
> --
>
> larryjspammenot at teleport.com wrote:
> > Somewhere, I had read that when shipping "Amateur Radio Equipment" to
Canada, that it was exempt from Customs charges. Was I misinformed?
> > LJ
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> >
> >> From: Alan NV8A <nv8a at att.net>
> >> Sent: Feb 10, 2007 1:09 PM
> >> To: towertalk reflector <towertalk at contesting.com>
> >> Cc: Al Williams <alwilliams at olywa.net>
> >> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] alpha spid rotator
> >>
> >> I ordered my AlfaSpid at Dayton 2005. The additional shipping charge
was
> >> somewhat higher than the original estimate, but I do not recall
anything
> >> about a customs fee.
> >>
> >> The whole amount showed as a single charge to my credit card.
> >>
> >> 73
> >>
> >> Alan NV8A
> >>
> >>
> >> On 02/09/07 10:56 am Al Williams wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>> I would like to hear from hams who have purchased an Alpha Spid from
the Canadian manufacturer as to if there was a customs charge and did the
manufacturer pay it or did you the customer pay it?
> >>>
> >>> In October 2005 my Visa statement shows that I paid $1083.99 for the
rotator with mouse option.  Shortly thereafter I received a bill from the
shipper (DHL Express) for $25.38.  My senior memory recalls that I called
the 800 number of the shipper and explained that the manufacturer said that
I wasn't responsible to pay for it and gave them the manufacturers
representative telephone number (I had also called the manufacturer who said
that there was some sort of mix-up between them and the shipper)..
> >>> Yesterday I received a bill from a collection agency in Texas for the
customs charge plus an additional $6.35 penalty!
> >>>
> >>> This is a small charge and I could just go ahead and pay it but I
would like to know if it is usually paid by Alpha Radio, Ltd?
> >>>
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