Re: (idm) Rushed by the Fedz at UK Customs..

From Greg Clow
Sent Tue, Feb 23rd 1999, 15:40


On Tue, 23 Feb 1999, Steve Taylor wrote:

> > Got my first Forced Exposure Order Through Today...
> > Great CDs, only took 1.5 weeks, and cheap...
> > except UK customs slapped an extra 7.68UKP (=A312.48) on top.

First, a question... I thought UKP and that little symbol next to the 12
(sorry, it's not on my keyboard) referred to the same thing. But you've
got two different values listed there. What's the story? Just curious.

Anyhoo... I often have the same problem with stuff coming into Canada from
the US. So I suggest that you do what I do for future orders you place with
out-of-country businesses: request them to mark the package as promotional
material and declare it to have no value, or at least a low value like a
dollar a disc.=20

Some places won't do this, but most smaller businesses (like s://kimo and
probably FE) will.


Greg