travisd
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End did the same to me, used pre-code price on customs form. I emailed End to have it changed, but they said they legally need forms to "match our invoice totals held here with the company. We apologise that we cannot help any further with this issue." I emailed FedEx the End invoice with post-code price to see if they would change, never heard back. Picked up package today at FedEx office--no customs paid. But I had to fill out a US Treasury 5106 customs form with SS# (I think that is what your FedEx agent was referring to), so I am expecting the bill. And from what I hear, I expect it to be high: FedEx charges a brokerage fee?
I had a bit of a hangup with Fedex/customs because End actually marked up what I paid. They put the full retail price, not the retail price -25% -20% VAT that I actually paid. For some reason, they even listed the shipping cost as 2x what I paid. Either that, or they listed the values in USD, but accidentally put the currency as GBP. Anyway, the Fedex guy who emailed me was great about it when I emailed him my receipt, and he kept it out of customs. I felt like I owed him a fee of some sort for helping me out, but I haven't been charged anything. Do people usually get billed on delivery, or do you get a bill in the mail afterwards?
The one thing I didn't understand was that he said importing anything over the value of US$250 requires a tax ID number.
End did the same to me, used pre-code price on customs form. I emailed End to have it changed, but they said they legally need forms to "match our invoice totals held here with the company. We apologise that we cannot help any further with this issue." I emailed FedEx the End invoice with post-code price to see if they would change, never heard back. Picked up package today at FedEx office--no customs paid. But I had to fill out a US Treasury 5106 customs form with SS# (I think that is what your FedEx agent was referring to), so I am expecting the bill. And from what I hear, I expect it to be high: FedEx charges a brokerage fee?