-----Original Message-----
From: Janet Blohm <barjanin@eagle.ca>
To: Randyb777@aol.com <Randyb777@aol.com>
Date: June 28, 2000 23:57 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] Import Costs
>Something else to consider is the cost of steam
>cleaning you truck before shipment. I too imported
>a truck from Holland and Agriculture Canada wanted
>my certificate where it was cleaned. Of course I did
>not have one so they wanted to unload the container
>to inspect the truck for mud etc. Another cost to unload and
>then reload the container. Luckily they passed it or it
>would have had to be cleaned by one of there contractors.
>Another expense.
> Barry Churcher
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Randyb777@aol.com <Randyb777@aol.com>
>To: Military Vehicles List <mil-veh@skylee.com>
>Date: June 28, 2000 0:20 AM
>Subject: [MV] Import Costs
>
>
>>Listers,
>>I don't particularly want to get involved with this situation with
>importing
>>vehicles from the Ukraine but I just imported two trucks from Holland and
>>thought I would let the listers know about a couple of unexpected costs I
>>incurred.
>>This pertains to a 40' container. There is a U.S. Port cost of $500.00
>that
>>I am told is with each port nation wide. I was told by a man in the
>shipping
>>business that this cost is quite often left out of the quote for the
>shipping
>>charges. Technically it is not a shipping charge but a port charge.
>>Being my first time I thought I could take my trailer to where the
vehicles
>>came into and take them out of the container and put them on my trailer.
>>WRONG!
>>I had to hire a trucking company to pick up the container, empty it, then
>>return it. Luckily I had a place at my work where they could be unloaded
>so
>>it only cost me $214.00. If I had not had my own place to have them
>>unloaded, add on another $200.00.
>>The shipping company hired a company here in the US to collect the
shipping
>>charges from me and they tacked on $100.00. This I would have fought but
>>after five working days I would have had to start paying $65.00 per day
>>storage. I guess you could say they had me by the short hairs.
>>In order to get the shipping charges paid soon enough I had to have the
>money
>>transfered electronicaly. Add another $25.00.
>>So, if you have been totally this you will come up with an extra $839.00
>that
>>I was not aware of. If I had been aware of this extra cost I would not
have
>>gone thru with the deal because it was just enough to turn it from a
decent
>>deal to a little more money than I think the two trucks are worth.
>>When I spoke to ATF regarding these trucks, they ask if they had a gun
>>mounted on them, if they ever had a gun mounted on them or any place that
a
>>gun is supposed to be mounted? The answer to all these questions was no.
>>So, the agent said they could not care any less about them I did not need
a
>>Form 6.
>>One more thing to keep in mind, there is a 15% tax for foreign made trucks
>or
>>American made if they are being imported for re-sale.
>>The one thing I had nightmares about was getting thru US Customs. That
was
>>by far the easiest, I was in the Customs office for all of about 10
>minutes.
>>BTW these trucks are 1969 Dodge M601's. American made goods returning
>home.
>>Hopefully this will help the next guy importing that might have been as
>>inexperienced as I.
>>
>>Randy Baker
>>Clayton, CA
>>
>>MVPA 19633
>>
>>M37B1
>>M101A1
>>M601's
>>some Mules
>>some CIVY Power Wagon's
>>
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