My kilt has been insulted

[Sylvain]

Some responses:

I did use the postal service: it's cheaper and much more convenient. As I am not home during the day, I just have to pick my parcel up at the nearby drugstore.
Geoffrey Taylor does make man-made fibers kilt: what about polyviscose?
I wanted my kilt to be listed among serious garments, not other other ones in other other fibers...
To get my kilt as a gift would be a lie... Geoffrey is a serious company. If they gave all their kilts, I think the British Revenue would inquiry...

As a matter of fact, my hoses were listed among cotton knitted goods... But they had to guess, and it's the same rate...

Interestingn fact: if I got a kilt from the US, I would have to pay taxes, but no custom fees: NAFTA. If I got a kilt from my province, I would have to pay taxes (federal and provincial). If I got a kilt from another province, the vendor would charge me the federal tax, but I would have to send the provincial tax from my own initiative to the Ministre du Revenu du Québec... I wonder if anyone does that...

[Hamish]

.....................To get my kilt as a gift would be a lie... Geoffrey is a serious company. If they gave all their kilts, I think the British Revenue would inquiry...

That is SO true, Sylvain. Under British law, if a retailer makes a false declaration on a Customs form, is found out and is prosecuted, the recipient of the parcel can also be prosecuted.

It is alright for small companies to make such declarations, since they probably send very few parcels overseas and are much less likely to be found out. Large companies, with reputations to lose, will not take this risk. It is the same with goods coming into the United Kingdom from the USA; when Utilikilts first began, they were happy to declare parcels for overseas' destinations as "Gifts", but now that they are sending hundreds of overseas parcels each year, they will not do this - and wisely so too.

Not that declaring a kilt as a "Gift" will make any difference! "Gifts" coming into the United Kingdom are still liable for taxes, duties, etc. if the value is more than £18.

[CameronTaylor]

Ahhh, Scotland, where Men are Men and Sheep are Nervous!

Of course you've heard why Scots wear kilts ?


CT - dare I say?

[Mike1]

And we've yet another thread that is steering toward the bin.

This thread is about customs issues, for those that need a reminder.

[mbhandy]

The last Thing I got from the UK was my Dirk and I had them send it Royal Mail. It took just over a week to get here and it was marked costume but it was under $200. From all the post I have read the best way to send to the USA is by Royal mail and then you don't get the fedEx or other Brokers fees.

MrBill