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I purchased a reloading press from Germany; I got several customs notifications from DHL (all containing the correct company name and place of origin in Germany), including one that states:
I verified the link before clicking on it; it appears legit. It takes me to an address through sdus.dhl.com/, which I also verified. Here it states:
I haven't imported something directly in years, but this immediately raised some red flags. For one thing, the requirement refers to China and Hong Kong, my shipment is coming from Germany. Is this all complete BS or some new equivalently BS requirement? If it's a scam, they get props for effort on this one. ________________________________________ -- Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past me I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain. -- | ||
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Have you contacted DHL not using any of the links in the notifications? That would be my next move. ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ | |||
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Already sent them a WTF message. I figured others here may have some direct experience similar to this. ________________________________________ -- Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past me I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain. -- | |||
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^^ Exactly my first instinct. ________________________________________ -- Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past me I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain. -- | |||
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That is a common message that I have received when DHL was used. I purchased Beretta parts from an Italian retail outlet & my wife has purchased clothing including a $2500 coat from England. We have also have shipped from Russia to the US & from the US to Russia, Armenia, Norway & Ukraine. The only delay has been to Armenia. __________________________________________________ If you can't dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bullshit! Sigs Owned - A Bunch | |||
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So how did you handle it? Did you ignore it? ________________________________________ -- Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past me I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain. -- | |||
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Ignored it as the items showed up in a couple of days. I think it is just DHL incompetance. In Armenia my Russian niece had to go to a DHL distribution center & pick it up. __________________________________________________ If you can't dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bullshit! Sigs Owned - A Bunch | |||
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Political Cynic |
nope - why would the Germans need your SSN? | |||
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Step by step walk the thousand mile road |
Since you don’t have to be a citizen or lawful permanent resident to import legal items for personal use, and those folks don’t have an EIN or SSN (  ) I’d be on my way to DHL for a conversation.Nice is overrated "It's every freedom-loving individual's duty to lie to the government." Airsoftguy, June 29, 2018 | |||
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| My other Sig is a Steyr.  |
No. I have bought several complete firearms from Europe (mostly Italy) and haven't had anything like that happen. Exporter, originating government, importer, shipper, U.S. Customs, engraver, FFL, etc... never made such request. It is good that your item arrived as it should. | |||
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I'm also leaning towards completely ignoring this and seeing what happens. I was tempted to put in some BS number, but don't want to take any possible legal risk. We'll see what DHL says on Monday. ________________________________________ -- Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past me I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain. -- | |||
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It's US Customs that need your EIN or SSN to assess duties and tax for your import as you are the Importer of Record. | |||
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| Eye on the Silver Lining |
I’ve imported artwork and clothing (not guns) and I ignore those messages from DHL. My stuff has always shown up. Haven’t imported this year though. I’d be curious to see what they have to say when you speak with them. __________________________ "Trust, but verify." | |||
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| Save an Elephant Kill a Poacher  |
Many years ago, so things may have changed, I attended an LEO school and learned social security numbers were for TAX purposes ONLY. Yet we all see and have been obliged to give our SSN of many things. I don't divulge mine unless absolutely made too regarding what it is I am doing and never if questionable. 'I am the danger'...Hiesenberg NRA Certified Pistol Instructor NRA Certified Rifle Instructor NRA Life Member | |||
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I regularly ship machine parts back and forth between the US, Israel, Japan and Denmark. I have to have EVERYTHING taken care of on my end before the carrier can even take it. WE have to take care of all the import duties and declarations first, not to the receiver. That is a scam.  He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. | |||
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Still no reply from DHS. I get daily update emails on “clearance event” status updates that don’t really say anything discernible. No additional requests for personal formation, either. I’m going to wait and see what happens to the shipment. ________________________________________ -- Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past me I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain. -- | |||
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Update: I just received another email from DHL asking for an import duty payment of $393.46. Ah ha. ________________________________________ -- Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past me I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain. -- | |||
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אַרְיֵה |
Is this due to the new tariff? הרחפת שלי מלאה בצלופחים | |||
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