Re: Shipping things from Japan. (was: Re: Seiyuu Birthdays)
to | seiyuu@usagi.jrd.dec.com
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from | Order of Silence <AEFIGUEROA@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu>
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subject | Re: Shipping things from Japan. (was: Re: Seiyuu Birthdays)
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date | Sat, 02 Aug 1997 00:42:27 -0500 (EST)
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> > If you spent over $400, they'll charge you 10% tax on everything you bought.
> > If you buy $1000 of anime/seiyuu goods, you'll end up paying $100 to get back
> > into the USA. Of course, if you'd mail it, you wouldn't have this problem.
> You can mail $1000 worth of junk in Japan for under $100? You must be
> kidding me. Hitoshi can't even mail me an audio tape without paying a
> few bucks in shipping.
No, you can't. I tried to mail 6 kg and it looked like about $120 or so
shipping. Thus, I carried everything home. I just mentioned you wouldn't have
the problem of paying customs if you mailed it. I didn't say it was cheaper :)
One of my three bags was 60 pounds.
> I guess that if you want to smuggle, that's your business.
Do they have manga sniffing dogs?
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