if you're considering ordering stuff from Europe...

[m in sc]

it was def an outlier up to this point for me. see if it becomes the norm. maybe they were just having a bad week there.

[2steve]

CMSNL cable recommended by Tim came in ok from Netherlands FedEx. No fuss, probably not enough value.

Glad it was a cable. Box was quite damaged.

Cable looks pretty good quality-wise.

[stresa]

Hi guys,
I sent a parcel to the USA last week through DHL(which is in fact German post). As a private person you get now a warning that parcels with worth over 80 Dollar will get covered with a tariff depending where the goods in the parcel were produced. Even if the worth is under the 80 Dollar you have to state were the product came from. That has never needed to be stated on the custom forms before. As a private you can stated what ever you want how much the worth it, so not really a problem other than you are not covered when a parcel get lost. To be honest, that never happend in the last 25 years is send parcels to the USA. As a official company you obviously can't write on the custom forms what you want.........
I will tell you if it got through as soon the parcel reach the recipient.
Regards Uwe

[2steve]

CMSNL cable recommended by Tim came in ok from Netherlands FedEx. No fuss, probably not enough value.

Glad it was a cable. Box was quite damaged.

Cable looks pretty good quality-wise.

Two things: plastic "cap" over the splitter housing was damaged, if you see the box, you would know why. I'll zip tie around it and use it anyway.

And, the cost total was under $60, verifying what Uwe just said above.

[m in sc]

interesting. good to know. yeah i was over 100 so i got dinged

[stresa]

@all
Sorry I wrote under 80 Dollar. As I looked again on the DHL site it is 100 Dollar. i don*t know if i had it just wrong in my head or it changed again.
Here the official info stated n the DHL Germany website:
Current Notice:

Due to a recent executive order issued by the U.S. government, customs regulations for imports into the United States have changed. Private senders can still send gifts to private individuals valued up to $100 per shipmen and documents via regular postal mail to recipients in the U.S. and the US customs territory of Puerto Rico. Please make sure that:
- the total value of goods does not exceed $100 / €85
- the contents of the shipment are clearly marked as "Gift" accordance with U.S. import regulations, or as "Documents" if applicable.
Due to the new U.S. customs regulations, sending gifts valued over $100 or commercial goods via regular postal mail is no longer possible until further notice. In such cases, both private and business senders can use DHL Express via the DHL online postage service for shipping. You can find official U.S. government information on the background of these changes here (Executive Order) and here (Fact Sheet).

Note: If the worth is stated over the 100 Dollar as private or as company in general and you have to use Express shipping. This Express shipping is nearly 3 times higher as normal shipping. For normal example, a 5kg parcel cost 47,99€ and as Express shipping 142,80€.....

Regards Uwe