Quoting Olin Lathrop : > Philip Pemberton wrote: >> If you think about it, this makes sense: they know where you live (or >> at least the final destination of the parcel), so dispatching a horde >> of debt collectors and bailiffs would be fairly simple. If you don't >> overthink it, then you get the impression that they actually give a >> rat's ass and -- shock -- *trust* you not to bugger off without >> paying. > > Or will just report to the tax authoroties that you failed to pay, and le= t > them take care of making things unpleasant for you. They (or to be more precise, their broker, often an internal function) =20 submit an entry and remit the appropriate taxes in order to have the =20 shipment released, but generally their terms allow them to bill the =20 consignor if the consignee does not reimburse them in a timely manner. =20 Usually the customs release takes place before the physical shipment =20 arrives in bond at the destination country- and shows up as such on =20 the tracking. They will also not hesitate to send the bill to a =20 collection agency, so one way or the other they will likely get paid. --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .