Re: Shipping things from Japan. (was: Re: Seiyuu Birthdays)


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from Order of Silence <AEFIGUEROA@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu>
subject Re: Shipping things from Japan. (was: Re: Seiyuu Birthdays)
date Sat, 02 Aug 1997 00:42:27 -0500 (EST)
> > 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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