JDM Reel Thread #2

[Alphahawk]

Has anyone been charged customs/import fee on any JDM tackle?

Got a $43 invoice from FedEx on the two Vanquish reels I ordered from digitaka. It’s not the end of the world but it’s something I haven’t dealt with before.

I’ve been ordering things overseas for about 3 years now and this is first time I’ve been hit with customs charge.


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Only once about 8 years back. It was on a rod shipped by FedEx. It was not a one piece one but did not come in under the 155cm mark that was the max length EMS would ship…so they sent it by FedEx. I don’t remember the exact bill I received but it was not much. I know if you get one piece rod you will get hit with that. I suspect in your case it was the value of two Vanquish reels that triggered the duties. I have ordered a ton of gear over the last 13 years or so and that has been the only time I’ve been hit up for fees. I’ve never had a single order over 500 dollars. Not sure what the threshold is for charging customs but sounds like you hit it.


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[moonrunner]

TXPanfisher,

I am the last person who should be replying to your post , however recently made my first JDM purchase and will put this info out there as it may help someone else.
Seller/Shipper: Amazon Japan
Order date: 5/25/23 Received: 6/4/23
Regular Amazon acct.( no prime)free shipping over $25.00 ( Amazon did not estimate custom/import fees and policy states they will not charge if over estimate.)
Purchase: Majorcraft Finetail Glass 4'10" spinning rod $134.06 +$8.04 State Tax

Before making purchase I looked at prices on this rod on Japan sites and could not touch it (IMHO) anywhere near what Amazon charged. However, not into tech stuff, don't even use credit cards online (use Amazon gift cards for purchases) so take this for what it's worth. Did not see the reels you purchased but they do carry quite a few of the higher end ones on their site. I would assume most are aware of all this stuff, but some of us older folks, well, it takes us awhile.

[BobC]

Nice find, moon. Please let us know how it fishes.
Bob

[TXPanfisher]

I was aware of this possibility but have not experienced this in the 3 years of ordering stuff online.

I suspect Randy is correct in his assumption.


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[gillchaser999]

On using Amazon Japan .
Just make sure you want what you’re ordering. Amazon’s return policy is different from ordering and returning here in the US .
I’ve been waiting three weeks for a return that’s sitting in a UPS warehouse in Tokyo . They scan it almost daily , I don’t know why they won’t deliver .
I talked the UPS , they said call Amazon , called Amazon , they say it’s UPS and customs.

[Shru63]

Has anyone been charged customs/import fee on any JDM tackle?

Got a $43 invoice from FedEx on the two Vanquish reels I ordered from digitaka. It’s not the end of the world but it’s something I haven’t dealt with before.

I’ve been ordering things overseas for about 3 years now and this is first time I’ve been hit with customs charge.


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i bought my 2 vanquish reels the next day after you from digitaka, recieved my reels the day after you as well, same models and i also bought 2.
yesterday i got a bill from fed ex as well, 43.36, i have been buying things from digitaka and other sites from japan, my jig heads came from asian portal.
this is the first time i have had to pay anything like this is well, kind of sucks, with a discount code and points i had saved up from digitaka, it negated my savings.

[TXPanfisher]

i bought my 2 vanquish reels the next day after you from digitaka, recieved my reels the day after you as well, same models and i also bought 2.
yesterday i got a bill from fed ex as well, 43.36, i have been buying things from digitaka and other sites from japan, my jig heads came from asian portal.
this is the first time i have had to pay anything like this is well, kind of sucks, with a discount code and points i had saved up from digitaka, it negated my savings.

Exactly the same - $43.36

It’s all good though.


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[slowhand]

Thanks for this info. Good to know there is a threshold limit on Customs.

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[VaCrappieMan]

I ordered my exist and some metal jigs from digitaka and they shipped FedEx and I believe the bill was 700 plus but no invoice from FedEx. Makes me wonder what the threshold is and for the record I can’t stand FedEx. I never could get them to deliver without a signature and I had to travel to FedEx facility around 30 minutes from my house to pick up. Said if I didn’t pick up within 3 days they would send it back.

[TXPanfisher]

Posted a reel in the FS section


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