In Reply to: Same thing basically applies..... posted by bwkendall on May 28, 2003 at 12:33:14:
And the airplane restrictions, you can just send them through as luggage (usually paying the airline a fee, sometimes $100 or more), and declare them upon arrival. I know guys who have done this with motorcycle exhausts and such. You will have to pay an import duty, which can get expensive. But you usually come out ahead.I also know people who have marked the items as "used gifts" and thus avoided paying most all of the duties. But I feel this is unethical and would not take this route to save a buck.
In the end, I don't think it would be worth my hassle/time unless I just fell for a pair of Cremona Auditors or something smaller and got them for like 30% of the US cost... Remember you won't have warranty or dealer support, either, and who knows if Sumiko would even help get them serviced in the event of a driver failure...
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Follow Ups
- Depending upon the size... - ducati 13:09:36 05/28/03 (2)
- The used gift approach is a real crap-shoot.... - bwkendall 13:35:35 05/28/03 (1)
- Re: The used gift approach is a real crap-shoot.... - dr150 14:53:49 05/28/03 (0)