I've had E-buyers tell me to put "used bicycle part(s)" in the description box on customs forms. This won't cover for a high insured value, but supposedly is easier on them.
David Snyder
Auburn, CA
> Dennis Young wrote: That works double for me. This quizzical country
> where I reside, charges sales tax as well as customs on foreign
> purchases. Then there is this odd little charge that the local post
> office throws in for spite. Old bikes often slip through without the
> charges, probably the inspectors at the airport don't spend much time in
> Dale's living room, but a high declared value insurance wakes them up
> every time. Sales tax on foreign purchases, is that also protectionism
> or what! Please complain to your congressional representatives for me.