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		RnH
 
 
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				 Posted: Sat Jun 12, 2010 10:07 am    Post subject: Customs fees on backpacks? | 
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				Hi there,
 
 
We would like to order some new backpacks on the net that are around $150 per backpack. Do you think we would be charged customs fees on this when they enter Korea? They would be coming directly from the store.
 
 
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		Steve_Rogers2008
 
 
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				 Posted: Sat Jun 12, 2010 1:56 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				Yes... I always got dinged by Customs when I ordered stuff from LLBean.... 
 
 
 
but for the admiration of the lady Korean teachers, and it driving my POS narcissistic coworker insane with jealousy was well worth it....     | 
			 
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		Richard Krainium
 
 
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		Caffeinated
 
 
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				 Posted: Sat Jun 12, 2010 6:35 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				Do they give you the package with a bill for the import fees attached, or do you have to pay before getting your package?  I ordered an ebook reader and had it shipped to my school so I want to know if I should set money aside for the office staff to pay the mailman.
 
 
18% - ugh! | 
			 
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		oskinny1
 
  
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				 Posted: Sat Jun 12, 2010 6:58 pm    Post subject:  | 
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	  Do they give you the package with a bill for the import fees attached, or do you have to pay before getting your package?  I ordered an ebook reader and had it shipped to my school so I want to know if I should set money aside for the office staff to pay the mailman.
 
 
18% - ugh! | 
	 
 
 
 
When I got my iPad I had to pay 70k right then and there before the deliveryman would give it to me. | 
			 
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		air76
 
 
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				 Posted: Sat Jun 12, 2010 7:02 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				| While backpacks are a larger item, you could probably still get away with having them sent home first, and then have family re-pack them and send them via the post office. I've never had anything tagged with duty when it was sent from a private address and not a business. | 
			 
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		Caffeinated
 
 
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				 Posted: Sat Jun 12, 2010 7:25 pm    Post subject:  | 
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	  | When I got my iPad I had to pay 70k right then and there before the deliveryman would give it to me. | 
	 
 
 
 
Thanks!  I hope the eBay reseller doesn't list the actual price I paid on the declaration slip    | 
			 
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		Xuanzang
 
  
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				 Posted: Sat Jun 12, 2010 7:28 pm    Post subject:  | 
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	  | When I got my iPad I had to pay 70k right then and there before the deliveryman would give it to me. | 
	 
 
 
 
Thanks!  I hope the eBay reseller doesn't list the actual price I paid on the declaration slip    | 
	 
 
 
 
Private sellers usually don't.  They label as a sample, gift and undervalued in my experience. | 
			 
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