Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2007 07:05:35 +0100
From: "Rob." 
Newsgroups: uk.finance
Subject: Re: delivery in USA only?
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The Boss wrote:
> "Gallagher"  wrote in message 
> news:ffn0b9$6qm$1@reader01.singnet.com.sg...
>> what is the rationale behind several major brands online only
>> allowing delivery within the USA only? case in point would be adidas,
>> but there are many such examples. doesn't it defeat the purpose of being
>> online
>> or am i forgetting some tariff issue/trade agreement ?
> 
> So that they can price gouge customers in other areas.
> 
IIRC some parcel services, parcel2go was one I think, offer a parcel 
forwarding service.  I don't know how this works out in cost terms.

Going a bit off the thread.  If one had a friend in the US one could 
order online, get them delivered to the friend and they could send them 
over here.  In this example, how does the friend fill in the customs 
slip? As they are sending them to you and you are not paying them - are 
they a "gift" is the value affected by them being "second hand?" I 
suppose it might depend on how (in who's name)  you ordered them in the 
first place.

My assumption would be that you would be liable for tax in the same way 
as if you bought direct from the company, but might there be a loophole?