[chuffster2005]

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh!Ordered a Tosh HD player via e bay for a friend and have been tracking it online-just read this:

Service Type: Express Mail - Post Office to Addressee

Shipment Activity Location Date & Time
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Attempted Delivery GREAT BRITAIN 08/29/06 7:27am
Abroad
Out of Foreign Customs GREAT BRITAIN 08/28/06 5:54pm

Into Foreign Customs GREAT BRITAIN 08/25/06 9:33pm

Arrived Abroad GREAT BRITAIN 08/25/06 9:12pm

International Dispatch LOS ANGELES AMC 08/24/06 11:43am

Enroute LONG BEACH CA 90810 08/24/06 11:42am

Enroute SAN BERNARDINO CA 92403 08/23/06 5:02pm

Acceptance REDLANDS CA 92373 08/23/06 3:14pm


Note the "attempted delivery"today?!No-one attempted delivery!Does know who is responsible for delivery once a package hits the UK, because I want to give them an earful!!!

[gilford]

Originally Posted by chuffster2005

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh!Ordered a Tosh HD player via e bay for a friend and have been tracking it online-just read this:

Service Type: Express Mail - Post Office to Addressee

Shipment Activity Location Date & Time
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Attempted Delivery GREAT BRITAIN 08/29/06 7:27am
Abroad
Out of Foreign Customs GREAT BRITAIN 08/28/06 5:54pm

Into Foreign Customs GREAT BRITAIN 08/25/06 9:33pm

Arrived Abroad GREAT BRITAIN 08/25/06 9:12pm

International Dispatch LOS ANGELES AMC 08/24/06 11:43am

Enroute LONG BEACH CA 90810 08/24/06 11:42am

Enroute SAN BERNARDINO CA 92403 08/23/06 5:02pm

Acceptance REDLANDS CA 92373 08/23/06 3:14pm


Note the "attempted delivery"today?!No-one attempted delivery!Does know who is responsible for delivery once a package hits the UK, because I want to give them an earful!!!

It is USUALLY Parcel Force, I order a lot of stuff from the US and if shipped via USPS it is usually Parcel Force.

Hope this helps!

[chuffster2005]

Why doesn't that surprise me???If I contacted them, would I have to quote the original tracking number?
Thanks!

[gilford]

You can do, or you should have a UK tracking number now, begining with GB or something like that

[chuffster2005]

[mod comment: removed language] Just checkedont eh Parcelforce site:

29-08-2006 07:27 Romford Depot Awaiting payment of charges
29-08-2006 04:48 Romford Depot Arrived at delivery depot
28-08-2006 20:55 National Hub Sorted in hub
28-08-2006 17:54 International Hub En route to delivery depot
28-08-2006 17:49 International Hub RELEASED WITH CHARGES
25-08-2006 21:33 International Hub AWAITING CUSTOMS CHARGING
25-08-2006 21:33 International Hub AWAITING CUSTOMS CHARGES
25-08-2006 21:12 International Hub Arrived in destination country
25-08-2006 21:12 International Hub Arrived at Hub
24-08-2006 11:43 Delivery Agent - LOS ANGELES AMU Left origin country
Note the top line....what happens now?How much doI have to pay?Etc etc!!

[Matt Horne]

They'll card you and you'll have to pay it when you pick it up from the depot..

[zorg2000k]

Originally Posted by chuffster2005

Just checkedont eh Parcelforce site:

29-08-2006 07:27 Romford Depot Awaiting payment of charges
29-08-2006 04:48 Romford Depot Arrived at delivery depot
28-08-2006 20:55 National Hub Sorted in hub
28-08-2006 17:54 International Hub En route to delivery depot
28-08-2006 17:49 International Hub RELEASED WITH CHARGES
25-08-2006 21:33 International Hub AWAITING CUSTOMS CHARGING
25-08-2006 21:33 International Hub AWAITING CUSTOMS CHARGES
25-08-2006 21:12 International Hub Arrived in destination country
25-08-2006 21:12 International Hub Arrived at Hub
24-08-2006 11:43 Delivery Agent - LOS ANGELES AMU Left origin country
Note the top line....what happens now?How much doI have to pay?Etc etc!!

Just been through the same ebay issue as yourself.
Custom charges ????

Have just paid £31.25 which I thought was good.

What ebay seller did you buy from ? Was it electronics-store (5314)

Zorg

[chuffster2005]

Yep-the very same!Git-thought he'dmark itup as a gift-obiviously not!LOL!

[Matt Horne]

Does not matter, the gift marking can increase the value ( ~£32) they let through but they (Customs) are not daft..

[ash005]

Originally Posted by chuffster2005

Yep-the very same!Git-thought he'dmark itup as a gift-obiviously not!LOL!

he does mark it up as a gift with a value of $99, as far as i am aware

if not you'd be paying well over £100


ash .

[chuffster2005]

Fingers crossed-going to ring them in a sec........

[saibot]

will be curious to see if your package was marked as a gift. I did mail that guy and he says he puts down gift and value as 80dollars

[crispybig]

For info the correct amount of duty for a DVD player imported from the US is 14% of the value (including shipping, insurance, etc.) plus 17.5% VAT on the value + duty, then Parcel Force or Royal Mail will add a handling fee for the collection of duty. I think this is on a sliding scale and will be £10-£20.

[chuffster2005]

Well,I rang Parcelfarce and they couldn't give me the ID number I require to pay the custom charge of £42(! )over the phone,so now I've got to bloody wait a couple of days until a card arrives!
Why couldn't they supply me with the info then????????

[zorg2000k]

Originally Posted by chuffster2005

Well,I rang Parcelfarce and they couldn't give me the ID number I require to pay the custom charge of £42(! )over the phone,so now I've got to bloody wait a couple of days until a card arrives!
Why couldn't they supply me with the info then????????

Mine arrived this morning at Glasgow depot,

Called and spoke with a lady who just asked for my name and address. She found parcel and asked how I wanted to pay for customs charge. Credit card out £31 something paid and now being delivered tomorrow. She also asked for an email address as I now have comfirmation email as well

Zorg

[fruvos]

Unrelated to PS3, but very pertinent to this conversation ...

I recently ordered a pair of snowboard bindings from an online store in the US, who shipped them USPS International Express to the UK. Here's my little tracking saga.

Attempted Delivery Abroad, January 26, 2007, 6:16 pm, NETHERLANDS
Arrived Abroad, January 26, 2007, 6:16 pm, NETHERLANDS
International Dispatch, January 25, 2007, 10:13 am, SAN FRANCISCO AMC
Enroute, January 25, 2007, 10:13 am, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94128
Enroute, January 24, 2007, 7:05 pm, OAKLAND, CA 94615
Electronic Shipping Info Received, January 23, 2007


Everything from International Dispatch upwards was added this morning (30th Jan). Why, oh why, have they made a delivery attempt in THE NETHERLANDS!!!!! What are the chances of me now seeing this parcel ever? Has anyone got any experience of this? Is it perhaps that the Netherlands is a euro hub for inbound deliveries from the US?

[I]Hi my friend had sent a gift from US thrgh USPS

post type: priority mail

And when i started tracking the product through USPS website following is the info i have got

Into Foreign Customs, April 29, 2009, 8:58 am, GREAT BRITAIN

Arrived Abroad, April 29, 2009, 8:41 am, GREAT BRITAIN

International Dispatch, April 26, 2009, 7:07 am, ISC SAN FRANCISCO (USPS)

Acceptance, April 23, 2009, 11:18 am, DENVER, CO 80204

Can u any 1 say me how long does it take the product get delivered and do i get charged by the customs department.

Thankyou.....