Importing goods from USA

[ChicagoBlue]

I had this problem for years whenever sending prezzies over. We have a company FedEx account that saves about 2/3 the cost of shipping, but they (HMRC) appear to take that to mean it is BUSINESS PRODUCTS! They once tried to charge £100 on Timberland boots for my nephew that cost me $100 (apparently half the price in then UK)!!! My sister, who is disabled, told them to “Fuck Off, it’s a gift for his disabled nephew you callous bastards!” Worked!!

Since then, I make sure I fill out the Customs Forms with “PERSONAL GIFT, NO COMMERCIAL VALUE” and have had good fortune.

YMMV.

 

[Moorsey 2002]

I've just run it through US postal service and it came out at $37 for economy,

https://www.myus.com/pricing/#cf-shipping-calculator-widget

(according to Google, a bottle of whisky weighs 3lb or 1600g)

Ah right, is that tracked and signed for ? And are they reliable (i.e. if it says fragile on the box, they’re not known for chucking and kicking it around ?)

Clicked on the link and comes up in Arabic?

Cheers