Woo Hoo I got tracking numbers!!

[David Dubh]

My experience here in Canada has been the same as SteveB. I was able to track right to out on delivery. It has also been my experience that import duty is based on the declared value. My experience that the shipper normally puts their cost (ie wholesale value) for insurance purposes on the package. Frequently the customs people don't put on duty charges because it's not worth the bother. They don't do the exchange rate therfore it's not valued high enough to tax

[Fit2BKilted]

Just thought you lads might like to know; so that you can claim the Canada Customs rebates you're entitled to...

Consult this Canada Customs Tariff Schedule specifically, page 59: Tariff Item numbers 9937.00.00 and 9938.00.00

This would seem to apply to Scottish-made kilts and Highland Dress in general... I've previously been successful in arguing a rebate for Tariff collected on my Japanese hand-made goban (lined with urushi by the tameshigiri method)... I don't remember the 10-digit Tariff Code I found for that though---not that it matters.

I simply sent in the Dispute Form citing the 10-digit code and briefly describing how the item fit the category, and I got a cheque in the mail within a couple months for the full-value of the Tariff collected on delivery at my door.

[ForresterModern]

When a Royal Mail package leaves customs and is picked up by the USPS it is scanned into the system. Sometimes the USPS adds "RM" in front of the number.I have followed packages from Scotland allthe way to my door through the tracking systems. Rarely does a Royal Post with tracking not get into the USPS system.

That is good news. I have had several similar packages appear to "rot" on the customs wharves according to the tracking system for up to two weeks, only to have them arrive at my door unexpectedly, with the tracking saying they are still in Philadelphia customs. Maybe my experience is not the norm for the RM. Good to know things might get better with future shipments.

[Tony Miles]

Your item, posted on 25/06/09 with reference LYXXXXXXXXXGB has been passed to the overseas postal service for delivery in UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

That's the end of the info - I'm now at the mercy of the U.S. Postal Service gorillas and gremlins. We're flying blind here without any tracking info

[raibeart_dubh]

The first kilt I ordered from Scotland left there on a Tuesday and was at my house that Friday, shipped Royal Air Mail. I am on the East Coast though.

You should be seeing yours real soon! Post some pics when the celebration ensues

[Tony Miles]

So I put the LYxxxxxxxGB tracking number in at USPS and it now says:

Your item arrived in the United States in ISC NEW YORK NY(USPS) at 1:08 AM on June 27, 2009. Information, if available, is updated periodically throughout the day. Please check again later.

The saga continues - Is this when the jonesing starts???

[Kilt_Em_All]

I think jonsing starts the day you placed the order. It just gets worse when you know you're mere days/hours away from receiving you kilt.

-Elliott

[ChubRock]

How about now?

[KFCarter]

So I put the LYxxxxxxxGB tracking number in at USPS and it now says:



The saga continues - Is this when the jonesing starts???

You are in "late-stage" jonesing, sometimes referred to as "third trimester" jonesing.

Do not operate heavy machinery. Do not make any major financial decisions. Make sure you have utensils prepared for 1) opening your box and 2) pulling out your basting stitches. These should not be sharp utensils. In fact, you should stay away from sharp utensils until well after delivery.

Also make sure you have prepped and pre-staged a camera for the necessary photos. It is not advisable to make your first, incredibly excited post until it can be accompanied by photos.

Good luck.

This post will self destruct in ........

:ootd:

[ForresterModern]

Aaaaaahhhhhh.... The Jones, and intriguing and exciting thing to watch, as long as it is not you doing the Jonesing. I think I'll pour a nice iced tea and sit back and watch this guy til he gets the shakes waiting for that kilt. IF this is your first kilt, Tony, it is probably the most painful, especially when you have some tracking info to give you a rough idea of when it should arrive. Enjoy the agony of "the Jones". It will probably not be the last, but it might be the most intense.