Re-2: [meteorite-list] "L o s t" orders

[Impactika at aol.com]

In a message dated 2/11/2005 2:07:08 P.M. Mountain Standard Time,  
bernd.pauli at paulinet.de writes:
No, Mike's package *was* labeled with  something like "Specimen for study.
No commercial value" and still we ran  into this mess. When I got my beautiful
Tambo Quemado from Eric Twelker, I  had to drive downtown to the customs
office (16 km and back again = 32 km)  and I had to explain to them why this
was an "educational piece" - otherwise  I would have had to pay customs  fees.
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And  it is not just meteorites!!!
I sent a nice leather jacket to my father for  Christmas.  The package was 
labeled "Christmas gift", and  "clothing". The package took 4 weeks to get 
there, arrived in fine shape,  but he had to pay 50Euros in Custom Duties.  
And the package was stamped as "Cleared by German Customs". He lives  in 
Lyon, France. 
I don't understand that!  

For the last year or so, I have been sending all my international packages  
by Global Priority Mail. Not very expensive, and so far all my packages have  
arrived quickly and in good shape.  Even the one that went to Australia  before 
being re-routed to Austria. 

Anne M. Black
www.IMPACTIKA.com
IMPACTIKA at aol.com
President,  I.M.C.A. Inc.
www.IMCA.cc