Guest guest Posted October 3, 2001 Report Share Posted October 3, 2001 Caro enquired Please could somebody hold my hand whilst I order from US Amazon - I want to avoid the postal charge of about £10 I paid last time - does anyone have recommendations on which route of delivery they've chosen? Not in a desperate desperate hurry for the books.. Sadly its a bit hit and miss with regard to buying stuff in USA. Some items go sailing through customs and don't get hit for import duty - which I don't know the % on books but is about 12-14% on nappies plus a handling charge related to the value of the goods. However as its books you won't get hit for VAT - or if you do, pay it and you can write in quoting the reference numbers and claim it back - they will send it as a cheque.. It does vary though, and never ceases to amaze me that a huge and heavy box can by-pass the system yet a tiny A4 package will get hit for duty one week, and its the other way round another week. If you are ordering just one book then I'd suggest from my experience that a smaller lighter package is less likely (on average) to get stopped than a hefty box of nappies. Is anyone on the list in or going to America shortly? (? Ruthie?) If so, perhaps it could be delivered to their hotel for them to bring back for you? Postage within USA is far far cheaper especailly if under 1kg than if sending abroad, even allowing postage within the UK. Or if not in a hurry, can Amazon send by surface mail (about 4 weeks delivery I think) which should be cheaper. Miranda www.twinkleontheweb.co.uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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