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Custom duty was charged on Ubuntu CDs

by Girish Shukla

This is strange. We are sending and receiving open source material including Open Solaris, Ubuntu CDs, SFD's promotional material since last 3 years now and it has not invited any such duty or charges. The package has a declaration and legally no charges are applicable on any such material as it is not under "imported goods" and has no commercial value. You have done the right thing by not accepting the courier. In case of Canonical, you can contact their Distribution Co-ordinator marilize at canonical dot com or simply let the courier/custom guys have a hand on Ubuntu ;-) - Girish SFD-Indore, India > Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:03:43 +0800 > From: Frederic Muller <fred(a)beijinglug.org> > Subject: Re: [SFD-discuss] Custom duty was charged on Ubuntu CDs > > Dear Shashi, > > Every single package leaving China will have a sticker and a matching > custom declaration stating that what we're shipping has no commercial > value. Anything else has to do with your country customs and nothing > with SFD. I myself do suffer from custom officers once in a while even > if there is a sticker and the proper declaration. I have learned to live > with it. You might want to do the same... > > Fred > > Shashi wrote: >> I ordered some Ubuntu Cds to distribute to my friends. The courier >> came today (DHL) and the courier person charged me 1300 Rs. for duty >> charges ($31). There was a thread in the list the other day to label >> the CDs as promotional materials it was not done! We rejected the >> Courier as we could not afford it.. We apologise for the trouble we >> caused to Canonical, I'm now downloading the Image and will burn it on >> 15 cd's that is 10 times cheaper! Hope the other package that is >> coming from China also does not go through this! I can't download >> t-shirts! Please tell If i'll have to pay we'll try to make >> arrangements.... >> -- >> Shashi >> http://connect2shashi.blogspot.com

Aug. 11, 2008

Re: [SFD-discuss] Custom duty was charged on Ubuntu CDs

by shirish

Hi Sashi, Unfortunately no, Iḿ from Pune . -- Regards, Shirish Agarwal This email is licensed under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ 065C 6D79 A68C E7EA 52B3 8D70 950D 53FB 729A 8B17

Aug. 11, 2008

Re: [SFD-discuss] Custom duty was charged on Ubuntu CDs

by Shashi

shirish are you from BFSUG? bangalore FSUG??? We can fight together! On Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 12:01 PM, shirish <shirishag75(a)gmail.com> wrote: > /me waiting for the package and ready to fight ;) > -- > Regards, > Shirish Agarwal > This email is licensed under > http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ > > 065C 6D79 A68C E7EA 52B3 8D70 950D 53FB 729A 8B17 > > > _______________________________________________ > SFD-discuss mailing list > SFD-discuss(a)sf-day.org > http://mail.sf-day.org/lists/listinfo/sfd-discuss > > -- Shashi http://connect2shashi.blogspot.com

Aug. 11, 2008

Re: [SFD-discuss] Custom duty was charged on Ubuntu CDs

by shirish

/me waiting for the package and ready to fight ;) -- Regards, Shirish Agarwal This email is licensed under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ 065C 6D79 A68C E7EA 52B3 8D70 950D 53FB 729A 8B17

Aug. 11, 2008

Re: [SFD-discuss] Custom duty was charged on Ubuntu CDs

by Frederic Muller

I definitely concur with what Thyagarajan wrote. Last week I went myself to the custom to explain them what it was about. It is possible to get things duty free as you should, but you'll have to spend time and fight for it. Canonical and SFD already spend the time and money to send you free things, maybe you can try to handle your local customs in order to avoid wasting all these efforts we put in. Magic doesn't exist, you make it happen. All the best! Fred Shashi wrote: > Can you tell me an alternative way so that before the cd's are sent > back I can get them without the duty... what if PPL from neth can call > DHL and tell them i've got 24 hrs. > > On Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 11:33 AM, Frederic Muller <fred(a)beijinglug.org > <mailto:fred@beijinglug.org>> wrote: > > Dear Shashi, > > Every single package leaving China will have a sticker and a matching > custom declaration stating that what we're shipping has no commercial > value. Anything else has to do with your country customs and nothing > with SFD. I myself do suffer from custom officers once in a while even > if there is a sticker and the proper declaration. I have learned > to live > with it. You might want to do the same... > > Fred > > Shashi wrote: > > I ordered some Ubuntu Cds to distribute to my friends. The courier > > came today (DHL) and the courier person charged me 1300 Rs. for duty > > charges ($31). There was a thread in the list the other day to label > > the CDs as promotional materials it was not done! We rejected the > > Courier as we could not afford it.. We apologise for the trouble we > > caused to Canonical, I'm now downloading the Image and will burn > it on > > 15 cd's that is 10 times cheaper! Hope the other package that is > > coming from China also does not go through this! I can't download > > t-shirts! Please tell If i'll have to pay we'll try to make > > arrangements.... > > -- > > Shashi > > http://connect2shashi.blogspot.com > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > SFD-discuss mailing list > > SFD-discuss(a)sf-day.org <mailto:SFD-discuss@sf-day.org> > > http://mail.sf-day.org/lists/listinfo/sfd-discuss > > > > > _______________________________________________ > SFD-discuss mailing list > SFD-discuss(a)sf-day.org <mailto:SFD-discuss@sf-day.org> > http://mail.sf-day.org/lists/listinfo/sfd-discuss > > > > > -- > Shashi > http://connect2shashi.blogspot.com > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > _______________________________________________ > SFD-discuss mailing list > SFD-discuss(a)sf-day.org > http://mail.sf-day.org/lists/listinfo/sfd-discuss >

Aug. 11, 2008

Re: [SFD-discuss] Custom duty was charged on Ubuntu CDs

by Shashi

Can you tell me an alternative way so that before the cd's are sent back I can get them without the duty... what if PPL from neth can call DHL and tell them i've got 24 hrs. On Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 11:33 AM, Frederic Muller <fred(a)beijinglug.org>wrote: > Dear Shashi, > > Every single package leaving China will have a sticker and a matching > custom declaration stating that what we're shipping has no commercial > value. Anything else has to do with your country customs and nothing > with SFD. I myself do suffer from custom officers once in a while even > if there is a sticker and the proper declaration. I have learned to live > with it. You might want to do the same... > > Fred > > Shashi wrote: > > I ordered some Ubuntu Cds to distribute to my friends. The courier > > came today (DHL) and the courier person charged me 1300 Rs. for duty > > charges ($31). There was a thread in the list the other day to label > > the CDs as promotional materials it was not done! We rejected the > > Courier as we could not afford it.. We apologise for the trouble we > > caused to Canonical, I'm now downloading the Image and will burn it on > > 15 cd's that is 10 times cheaper! Hope the other package that is > > coming from China also does not go through this! I can't download > > t-shirts! Please tell If i'll have to pay we'll try to make > > arrangements.... > > -- > > Shashi > > http://connect2shashi.blogspot.com > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > SFD-discuss mailing list > > SFD-discuss(a)sf-day.org > > http://mail.sf-day.org/lists/listinfo/sfd-discuss > > > > > _______________________________________________ > SFD-discuss mailing list > SFD-discuss(a)sf-day.org > http://mail.sf-day.org/lists/listinfo/sfd-discuss > -- Shashi http://connect2shashi.blogspot.com

Aug. 11, 2008

Re: [SFD-discuss] Custom duty was charged on Ubuntu CDs

by Thyagu

Hi Shashi, I had the similar problem abt couple of years back. The custom people spoke all the rules in the book. I went to the Addl Commissioner of Customs, chennai and argued that the CD's were absolutely free of charge and that has no implication of any duty charges. I won the battle and got the CD's about 15 days after the SFD 2006. In that process, our custom department people have lotted 2 T Shirts which i supposed that has been couriered to us by canonical. My Humblest suggestion is that, please give a try in getting the CD's, as returning it may have costing parameter to be paid by Canonical. In this process we can show our courage of battling corruption and imagine how much work would have gone in for Manufacturing and shipping the CD's to us from cannonical.You have to pay absolutely nothing for getting that CDs.Please dont give up the fight for your right. I have got nearly about 500 Cds and was told by the post man to pay the custom charges , eventually be waived off by the customs. Regards Thyagarajan Shanmugham

Aug. 11, 2008

Re: [SFD-discuss] Custom duty was charged on Ubuntu CDs

by Frederic Muller

Dear Shashi, Every single package leaving China will have a sticker and a matching custom declaration stating that what we're shipping has no commercial value. Anything else has to do with your country customs and nothing with SFD. I myself do suffer from custom officers once in a while even if there is a sticker and the proper declaration. I have learned to live with it. You might want to do the same... Fred Shashi wrote: > I ordered some Ubuntu Cds to distribute to my friends. The courier > came today (DHL) and the courier person charged me 1300 Rs. for duty > charges ($31). There was a thread in the list the other day to label > the CDs as promotional materials it was not done! We rejected the > Courier as we could not afford it.. We apologise for the trouble we > caused to Canonical, I'm now downloading the Image and will burn it on > 15 cd's that is 10 times cheaper! Hope the other package that is > coming from China also does not go through this! I can't download > t-shirts! Please tell If i'll have to pay we'll try to make > arrangements.... > -- > Shashi > http://connect2shashi.blogspot.com > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > _______________________________________________ > SFD-discuss mailing list > SFD-discuss(a)sf-day.org > http://mail.sf-day.org/lists/listinfo/sfd-discuss >

Aug. 11, 2008

Re: [SFD-discuss] "Promotional educational material" stickers on the pack for duty issues

by Shashi

Ubuntu CDs We got weren't labelled as promotional materials.... We did not pay as the amount of custom duty was senslessly 10 times the cost of burning 15 images. Hope it's not the same case with the China Packages... On Fri, Aug 1, 2008 at 1:05 PM, Robert Schumann < robert(a)softwarefreedomday.org> wrote: > Hi all, > > At the moment, T-shirt sales are being held up because of an administrative > problem. Sorry about this - we will make an announcement when the online > shop is up and running. > > T-shirts are likely to cost around USD10 each (but don't quote me on that). > > Robert. > > On Sun, Jul 27, 2008 at 5:15 PM, Norman Garcia Aguilar < > norman.garcia(a)ubuntu.org.ni> wrote: > >> >> >> On Sun, Jul 27, 2008 at 1:23 AM, Frederic Muller <fred(a)beijinglug.org>wrote: >> >>> Answer provided off the list as well. We're only shipping 3 (free) >>> t-shirts per team. >>> >> >> And if a team wants more t-shirts? What is the cost of the t-shirts? >> >> >> >>> Fred >>> >> >> >> -- >> Norman Garcia Aguilar >> http://normangaguilar.blogspot.com >> Linux user # 444131 >> Ubuntu user # 15806 >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> SFD-discuss mailing list >> SFD-discuss(a)sf-day.org >> http://mail.sf-day.org/lists/listinfo/sfd-discuss >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > SFD-discuss mailing list > SFD-discuss(a)sf-day.org > http://mail.sf-day.org/lists/listinfo/sfd-discuss > > -- Shashi http://connect2shashi.blogspot.com

Aug. 11, 2008

Custom duty was charged on Ubuntu CDs

by Shashi

I ordered some Ubuntu Cds to distribute to my friends. The courier came today (DHL) and the courier person charged me 1300 Rs. for duty charges ($31). There was a thread in the list the other day to label the CDs as promotional materials it was not done! We rejected the Courier as we could not afford it.. We apologise for the trouble we caused to Canonical, I'm now downloading the Image and will burn it on 15 cd's that is 10 times cheaper! Hope the other package that is coming from China also does not go through this! I can't download t-shirts! Please tell If i'll have to pay we'll try to make arrangements.... -- Shashi http://connect2shashi.blogspot.com

Aug. 11, 2008