Jonez69
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I placed an order with AN on December 15th and it was delivered on December 22nd. I am in the beginning stages of my 74' Commando 850 rebuild. The order amounted to over $1200.00 USD, with the biggest savings coming from the purchase of a set of Amal Premiers. The savings on them alone saved about $110.00USD from anywhere else I could find. Those and a gasket set, hardware, specialty tools, new ISO kits, and main bearings, etc, allowed me to save 400-500 dollars, even with the $65.00 in UPS shipping and $73.00 in additional import fees collected by UPS. The only head scratching and/or dramatic moment was when I received an email from UPS in the days before the delivery. You can read it below and perhaps see what I mean.
The letter left me believing that my order could well wind up in limbo or returned. I was led to believe that it was my responsibility to fill out forms concerning metal content of the items in the shipment. Fearing the worst, I did manage to fill out the forms "by guess and by golly".
I contacted AN, and they told me that they had included the proper forms for metal import already. They said this was the new normal for shipping to the USA. A day or two later, I got an email stating my package had cleared customs. Next, it sat for 3 days before UPS emailed to tell me I owed the additional $73.00. Once that was paid it was sent on to me.
Ordering from Andover Norton saved me some real money and was only 8 days from AN warehouses to my door. But the wording of the original letter, which I believe should have rightly been sent to AN, not me, shook me up enough to waste 45 minutes filling out forms that I probably didn't need to do. Unfortunately, AN didn't have everything I wanted to buy in stock when I placed my order. The gear box overhaul kit , for example, could have saved me another $50.00 or so, but they were out at that moment. I would be interested in hearing from anyone else of their experienced with AN to the states since the tariffs started. Merry Christmas!
The letter left me believing that my order could well wind up in limbo or returned. I was led to believe that it was my responsibility to fill out forms concerning metal content of the items in the shipment. Fearing the worst, I did manage to fill out the forms "by guess and by golly".
I contacted AN, and they told me that they had included the proper forms for metal import already. They said this was the new normal for shipping to the USA. A day or two later, I got an email stating my package had cleared customs. Next, it sat for 3 days before UPS emailed to tell me I owed the additional $73.00. Once that was paid it was sent on to me.
Ordering from Andover Norton saved me some real money and was only 8 days from AN warehouses to my door. But the wording of the original letter, which I believe should have rightly been sent to AN, not me, shook me up enough to waste 45 minutes filling out forms that I probably didn't need to do. Unfortunately, AN didn't have everything I wanted to buy in stock when I placed my order. The gear box overhaul kit , for example, could have saved me another $50.00 or so, but they were out at that moment. I would be interested in hearing from anyone else of their experienced with AN to the states since the tariffs started. Merry Christmas!
It's not on the order total, it's on the parts total. So, if your order was $1195 and shipping was $95 then the duty should be ($1100 * .25)+$14 = $289. If they only made you pay $73, they screwed up and will be coming for more (at least they usually do).
