> One thing, if the shipper is a courier firm, they *always* collect.
> If things are posted - surface or air, the Post Office has better
> things to do with their time than to go through every mail bag.
It's a lottery. I've twice had parcels sent to me from the US held up until I paid VAT, once on a game, once on a computer manual because the sender had invoiced me for a service.
The estimate I've heard is that customs checks about one bag in five. It's quite possible that the current security climate has increased that.
Andrew
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