On 4/3/2022 10:08 PM, Jan Jeddeloh via pbs wrote: > Did you finally get your seed without having to pay the extortionate “Customs Brokerage Fee”? > > Jan Jeddeloh > >> On Apr 3, 2022, at 8:34 PM, Marc Rosenblum via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: >> >> Dear PBS Members, >> >> I recently made a large see order from Silverhill, and made the mistake of choosing Aramex courier as the shipper . UPS acts as Aramex's agent in the US. At Louisville, KY. [port of entry] UPS invented a 1 cent customs charge and tried to charge me $82 in Customs Brokerage Fees. The package had a Small Lots Permit label. The only way UPS could get custody of the package in Louisville would be to either remove the permit label, or bypass customs. There is NO IMPORT DUTY on small lots of seed. I have reported the incident to both PPQ and ICE. >> >> WARNING When ordering seeds from Silverhill, DO NOT CHOOSE Aramex as shipper. >> >> REQUEST: Please BOYCOT UPS. >> >> Thank you! >> >> Marc Rosenblum Falls City, OR zone 8b >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> pbs mailing list >> pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net >> http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… >> Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> Whether they removed the permit label, or bypassed customs they still broke laws. I am hoping that when PPQ and ICE investigate they will find sufficient trouble to break them of their extortion. In any case, I have posted this on SRGC, PBS, and NARGS. If even a few gardeners comply with my request, that will cost UPS more than they stole from me. _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net>