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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robinjojo, post: 5146567, member: 110226&quot;]Wow!&nbsp; I did have some auction lots from Roma delivered through Fedex.&nbsp; Fedex would send me a bill for the duty charged for the shipment.&nbsp; I told Roma to just send shipments through Royal Mail/USPS.&nbsp; This is a much slower service, but, at least so far, no duties or forms that need to be filled out.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am surprised that you had to complete an Importer Identity Form.&nbsp; Here&#039;s some information that I got online regarding the definition of importer:</p><p><br /></p><p><b>&quot;Importer</b> is an individual or a firm authorized by the government of respective country to act as an &#039;<b>Importer</b>&#039; to bring goods or services in a country from outside countries. The <b>importer</b> is responsible completing necessary legal <b>import</b> customs clearance procedures and formalities on arrival of goods in to a country.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>I really don&#039;t think you meet this definition. </p><p><br /></p><p>Also, this information is from the CBP:</p><p><br /></p><p><b>International Postal Service:</b> Merchandise shipped through the international postal service is forwarded upon its arrival in the United States to one of U.S. Customs and Border Protection International Mail Branches for clearance. If the item is less than $2,000 in value and is not subject to a quota or is not a restricted or prohibited item, a CBP official will usually prepare the paperwork for importing it, assess the proper duty, and release it for delivery. This procedure is generally referred to as a mail entry. Packages whose declared value is under $800 ($100 if being sent as a gift to someone other than the purchaser) will generally be cleared without any additional paperwork prepared by CBP. <u>However, CBP always reserves the right to require a formal entry for any importation and generally exercises this option if there is something unusual about the importation, or if important documents such as an invoice or bill of sale do not accompany the item.</u></p><p><br /></p><p>I wonder if your Roma shipment fell under this last statement.</p><p><br /></p><p>I suggest sticking to snail mail.&nbsp; Actually, the registered mail service is not bad, especially considering the pandemic.&nbsp; Roma shipments to California take 10 days to two weeks from the UK.&nbsp; Other countries have been slower, notably Spain, and in one case Germany, where there was a considerable delay with one shipment, taking nearly two months to arrive.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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