[Empeg-general] Re: Charges for duty and tax

[George L. Schmauch Jr.]

I go my empeg on ~Aug 22 and got the FedEx bill on the 30th.  Pretty darn quick, if you ask me.  My bill was for $31.36 for customs duty + $5 for an advancement fee.  In plain English, according to the FedEx bill, it breaks down as such:

.21% processing charge of $4.09 for the empeg (Digital Processing Unit w/no CRT, as they called it)
2.9% T.S.U.S.A Rate/I.R.C. Rate of $1.16 + .21% processing charge of $.08 for the sled
20% (holy sh*t!) T.S.U.S.A. Rate/I.R.C. Rate of $5.20 + .21% processing charge of $.05 for the carrying case

Anyone know what the T.S.U.S.A. Rate and I.R.C. Rates are?  I got charged $6.36 (totals of above) in duty.  I also got charged $25 for "other".  I'm not sure what exactly the "other" stuff is, but that was the biggest chunk.  How appropriate is that?  They charge me $25 for something they can't explain.  It's the American way!

George