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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Burgess, post: 7370080, member: 105098&quot;]Just a bit more info. if they don&#039;t have your phone number they literally were not in a hurry to contact me, and they had my number on the shipment and email. so If you don&#039;t provide one you really need to stay on top of it and chase them, and even if you do have it on the shipment, still keep an eye on them, because they will let it sit on a hold for days until they get around to notifying you, and rack up additional storage charges. </p><p><br /></p><p>UPS or FedEx generally will include the import filing in the total cost of the shipment, if you opt for that. Worst case, they send you a bill later from Supply Chain Solutions in the case of UPS, or whatever Fedex has&nbsp; for the entry fees. </p><p><br /></p><p>And I&#039;m not sure, but I think they charge like $20 for clearance filing, and $20 for the single clearance, then depending on the country, a small amount for the value of the shipment.(or a large amount in the case of China imports) </p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve had a 25% customs charge on a $50,000 shipment from China in a container last year. that sucked. </p><p><br /></p><p>I think my latest DHL shipment was likely $6 in fees owed on the value of the shipment, and like $40 for DHL to handle the clearance and single entry. </p><p><br /></p><p>Not sure what you are buying, but I never buy internationally for myself for this reason, Most of what I&#039;d buy isn&#039;t worth the single entry and paperwork costs.</p><p><br /></p><p>Not sure what you&#039;d be worried about, they have your address, your phone number isn&#039;t that big of a deal.&nbsp; Worry if he&#039;s asking for your EIN, TIN, or SS#. &#039;</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s less likely to be delayed with you watching it and them also notifying you to not generate additional fees. And Yeah, if they are using DHL, there&#039;s going to be additional fees on the import.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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