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I'll ignore that like a New Jersey parking ticket. The code he used to assess me a 12.5% fee is the code for generic "other" footwear, but there are almost 1000 different types of footwear in the USITC harmonized tariff schedule, a lot of which are free or cheaper than 12.5%. He could have categorized them:
I've been hit with a few fees before but first time with USPS... You may be billed via mail. I have on a previous pair from months ago..
Footwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics, leather or composition leather and uppers of leather: 6403.12.60 Other
And called it free.
Or
Footwear with outer soles of rubber or plastics - Sports footwear; tennis shoes, basketball shoes, gym shoes, training shoes and the like:
6404.11.20 Having uppers of which over 50 percent of the external surface area is leather
And called it 10.5%
Real arbitrary. You can usually find a way to get out/get it cheaper with a simple letter. They'll provide instructions on how to appeal when/if they send a bill later.
Also, go here: http://pe.usps.com/text/imm/immc7_003.htm#ep28899
It's up to the USPS employee to collect the $$$. If it's a small post office, they treat it like COD (dude has to come up with the money). For larger post offices, there are a bunch of hoops to jump through for record keeping and revenue collection. If you know anything about the USPS, you know it isn't the best run organization. Wouldn't be surprised if they don't get around to the ledger reconciliation on international collections half the time. Besides, dude didn't get my signature, so that's that.
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