Quote Originally Posted by TXPanfisher View Post
Has anyone been charged customs/import fee on any JDM tackle?

Got a $43 invoice from FedEx on the two Vanquish reels I ordered from digitaka. It’s not the end of the world but it’s something I haven’t dealt with before.

I’ve been ordering things overseas for about 3 years now and this is first time I’ve been hit with customs charge.


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Only once about 8 years back. It was on a rod shipped by FedEx. It was not a one piece one but did not come in under the 155cm mark that was the max length EMS would ship…so they sent it by FedEx. I don’t remember the exact bill I received but it was not much. I know if you get one piece rod you will get hit with that. I suspect in your case it was the value of two Vanquish reels that triggered the duties. I have ordered a ton of gear over the last 13 years or so and that has been the only time I’ve been hit up for fees. I’ve never had a single order over 500 dollars. Not sure what the threshold is for charging customs but sounds like you hit it.


Regards


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