>considering the amount of parcels that my wife receives from Japan, we've only got dinged once or twice
I've never paid duty on a package from Japan. I'd always suspected it's 'cos duty charges are applied at the final location, and nobody around here speaks enough Japanese to properly asses the charge. (So as long as the box isn't big enough for a car or somesuch they don't bother.)
>fees are all over the map, and UPS .... is known for rather high rates
I once paid a $70 fee for a $50 package. Moral: USPS is fine.
Don C.
I've never paid duty on a package from Japan. I'd always suspected it's 'cos duty charges are applied at the final location, and nobody around here speaks enough Japanese to properly asses the charge. (So as long as the box isn't big enough for a car or somesuch they don't bother.)
>fees are all over the map, and UPS .... is known for rather high rates
I once paid a $70 fee for a $50 package. Moral: USPS is fine.
Don C.
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