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Just a heads up, I was dinged nearly $40 due to customs duties. For some reason the ubitx is getting marked as a "signal generator" and not as amateur radio gear when traveling through DHL.
A fellow redditor suggested that I post this here.
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N5WLF, Greggory (or my nickname, Ghericoan)
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Hi Greggory
DHL collects an import fee from you. My ubitx came by snail mail and no other costs to me.
73 Ken VA3ABN
On Thu, Jan 18, 2018 at 10:25 AM, Ghericoan <boakawizkid@...> wrote: Just a heads up, I was dinged nearly $40 due to customs duties. For some reason the ubitx is getting marked as a "signal generator" and not as amateur radio gear when traveling through DHL.
A fellow redditor suggested that I post this here.
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N5WLF, Greggory (or my nickname, Ghericoan)
General Class, Digital Radio Hobbyist
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I didn't know this when I ordered and chose DHL, but I am also guilty of not having researched it first, so I got surprised when it arrived.
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N5WLF, Greggory (or my nickname, Ghericoan)
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Anyone know if there's a fee for the radio Ship by DHL into the United States ?
On 18 Jan 2018 9:25 am, "Ghericoan" < boakawizkid@...> wrote: Just a heads up, I was dinged nearly $40 due to customs duties. For some reason the ubitx is getting marked as a "signal generator" and not as amateur radio gear when traveling through DHL.
A fellow redditor suggested that I post this here.
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N5WLF, Greggory (or my nickname, Ghericoan)
General Class, Digital Radio Hobbyist
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I can only speak for?the one I received, and there was no additional fee or taxes. DHL just left it at the door.?
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Karl Heinz - K5KHK
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No fees from DHL for my bitx40 or ubitx.
John?
On Jan 18, 2018 1:32 PM, "Art Howard" < k0kuk.vhf@...> wrote: I can only speak for?the one I received, and there was no additional fee or taxes. DHL just left it at the door.?
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It's actual a fee DHL charges to "handle" the item through customs.
On Thu, Jan 18, 2018 at 12:50 PM, Ghericoan <boakawizkid@...> wrote: I didn't know this when I ordered and chose DHL, but I am also guilty of not having researched it first, so I got surprised when it arrived.
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N5WLF, Greggory (or my nickname, Ghericoan)
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Couple days before I ordered (india Post to Calgary, Canada), we had some Keithley (Tektronix) equipment under warranty coming back from repair from the US through DHL. Although we had RMA and Tekttronix was paying for shipping both ways, DHL wanted us to pay a fee. Luckilly, Tek rep was able to sort that out for us. That's why I was leery of ordering through DHL and willing to wait a month.
My 2c of experience with DHL in Canada ...
73, Goran VE6GPO
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On Thu, Jan 18, 2018 at 01:38:39PM -0500, Ken wrote: It's actual a fee DHL charges to "handle" the item through customs. Ah ick. DHL is the wrong carrier to use, USPS surprisingly are the best. Some carriers insist on a fee although there is no customs duty imposed on the item. As long as somewhere on the package it says 'Amateur Radio' transceiver or the like it should be ok. Diane VA3DB -- - db@... db@...
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UPS is the same for items coming into Canada. I once had to pay
UPS a fee that was several times the purchase cost of the cellular
antenna involved. However, that was quite a while back so that may
have improved but such things do leave a really bad after taste.
73 Paul VA6PW, VE6KWI
On 18/01/2018 12:47 PM, Goran VE6GPO
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Couple days before I
ordered (india Post to Calgary, Canada), we had some Keithley
(Tektronix) equipment under warranty coming back from repair from
the US through DHL. Although we had RMA and Tekttronix was paying
for shipping both ways, DHL wanted us to pay a fee. Luckilly, Tek
rep was able to sort that out for us. That's why I was leery of
ordering through DHL and willing to wait a month.
My 2c of experience with DHL in Canada ...
73, Goran VE6GPO
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Some courier services (most?) use a broker service for all items coming in rather than dealing with it themselves. I knew about UPS and now DHL using a broker service. However apparently one can self-clear items according to:??(I hope links are ok here!)?
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Hi no extra charge for me?
109 usd order Late December received mid January?
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DHL will always try to grab the extra fees and I do not use them or UPS anymore
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John ?Where are you located ? ?Beginning to get a bit concerned here. Ordered mid-December and have heard nothing
On 19 Jan 2018 8:52 am, < john1450@...> wrote: Hi no extra charge for me?
109 usd order Late December received mid January?
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Have ordered 3 BITX40's over the last couple of years and 2 uBITX transceivers in December - all via India Post. The wait isn't that long, got the BITX40's in about 3 weeks or so. The first uBITX that was shipped Dec 14 arrived one month later via India Post/Canada Post - no extra charges for any of them when shipped this way. I learned my lesson with UPS years ago, ordered a $40 item from Ten-Tec and UPS charged me another $40 at the door, have used USPS ever since.
AL - VE3RRD
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please, what is a redditor? ?Sorry, I am not understanding this, in my American retired elderly person English...
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Same here Al. My uBitx arrived in about 3 weeks and same for the Bitx40. I've never ever paid any extra charges of any kind.
73
Ken VA3ABN
On Fri, Jan 19, 2018 at 12:50 PM, Al Duncan VE3RRD <ve3rrd@...> wrote: Have ordered 3 BITX40's over the last couple of years and 2 uBITX transceivers in December - all via India Post. The wait isn't that long, got the BITX40's in about 3 weeks or so. The first uBITX that was shipped Dec 14 arrived one month later via India Post/Canada Post - no extra charges for any of them when shipped this way. I learned my lesson with UPS years ago, ordered a $40 item from Ten-Tec and UPS charged me another $40 at the door, have used USPS ever since.
AL - VE3RRD
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I never ever use DHL or courrier service...just for that reason - brokerage fees. We get dinged for to convert to USD and then shipping/customs duty. Not worth the hassle. All my BITXes came via normal post without extra charges - did require a signature on arrival though. uBITX took just over 4 weeks. I can live with that!
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Ghericoan
Art Howard
Goran VE6GPO