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    Acronym.

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    i'd try to find a stockist in NA to avoid import duty if possible. as for shipping i bought straight from acronym and it got to california in about 5 days.

    It will be as fast as Acrnm to USA, 3-5 days after being shipped (sometimes the shipping process doesn't take place until a week or two after payment).

     

    Buying from the US and shipping to Canada, he will pay duties unless the store declares it under 80 CAD and uses USPS.

     

    Cheapest way is buying direct from Acrnm and ship to US address, then smuggle it into CAN.  Otherwise its a wash.

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    The ACRONYM Community Sales Thread

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    Bump - New Items added

     

    FS:

     

    J43K.  Size S.  Dust.  BNWOT.  No bag/spec.  950 USD + shipping/fees.

     

    J1A-LP.  Size S.  Worn a week by original seller (Ogam), so 9/10. Bag/spec sheet, tags. 1000 USD + shipping/fees.

     

    P13-CH.  Size S.  Black.  Never worn.  No bag/spec sheet. 750 USD + shipping/fees.

     

    (lack of bag/spec sheet comes from losing/misplacing a couple boxes during a move. - prices negotiable but not greatly so.)

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    Urban Techwear Community Sales Thread

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    Shipping from Canada?

    I've not endured any of the other issues you mentioned when shipping to Russia but, yes, shipping almost anything to Europe fully insured and tracked will run you in and around the $100 CAD mark.

    Yep.  This is a fact.

     

    OP may wanna try using one of the smaller private parcel services like TNT (not sure if they ship to Russia.)

     

    Canada Post is great for North America.  Anything larger than an envelope outside of North America is prohibitively expensive; on par with Fedex/Purolator (probably because they use Purolator for many of their international delivieries).

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    The ACRONYM Community Sales Thread

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    FS:

     

    GT-J22 - 7/10 - bought second hand.  No spec sheet/bag, extra logo tape.  General quality excellent, though wear at ends of sleeves.  Waterproofing requires touch up. 450 USD + pp/shipping.  Pictures available upon request.

     

    Size M.

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    Acronym.

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    So, here is a really easy way to explain this for retailers of ACR GT jackets since they're the largest customs hit. It is basically trying to get the jacket properly classified. Here's some boilerplate for you fellow f®iends with duty troubles. This is attempting to frame the classification as 6201.99.8030 @ 4.2%.

    6201 (jacket) 99 (performance recreational outerwear of other textiles) 8030 (subject to other textile restraints because its nylon faced) 

     

    As a disclaimer this ain't legal advice, this is simply my experience and my understanding of these authorities.

    I would like to confirm that this works in Canada.  Please note that the first six numbers (6201.99) apply to Canada (as the first 6 digits are harmonized world wide) but the last 2 digits are unique to country.  I can't recall, off memory, what the exact last two digits are in Canada.

     

    You're still going to pay taxes, though.

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    Acronym.

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    Those tarrif rates seem extremely low; my GT-J29A was close to $600 in duties when I bought it from Acronym back in whatever season it came out.

     

     

    The miscellaneous jacket rate is astronomically high at 27.7%. I think Acronym jackets are properly characterized as recreational performance outerwear privy to a lower duty because of the features with articulation and reinforcement. I am a state and local tax lawyer though—not a customs lawyer. I think the disconnect is the descriptions.

    Another reason may be the country exporting may not have normal trade relations with the us. In that case the duty is super high as well. Also, brokerage fees for the whole schebang.

     

    From what I know, we are charged very little for brokerage fees when Acronym ships using UPS worldwide express saver.  I've seen the breakdown many times and brokerage ends up being less than 20 dollars most of the time; the majority is tax/duties/tariffs.

     

    Why you get dinged really bad has nothing to do with Acronym,it has to do with how the UPS brokerage agent declares the good.  The declaration determines the tariff/duty code, which determines the rate you pay.  That's why brokerage fees vary wildly between different buyers.  It could be declared as a jacket, a technical jacket, as technical fabric, as protective outerwear - whatever the person declaring it decides it is.  

     

    If you really wanted to save the coin, and if it is worth your time, declare the item yourself.  Notify UPS that you will process the customs clearing yourself.  Find the lowest duty/tariff code you think will apply and then clear it at customs yourself.  Note - some customs officers may disagree with your declaration and inspect your package and make their own decision on what it should be imported as.  At the very least, you'll save on brokerage costs.  I pay a buddy in my logistics department to do it for me all the time.

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    Acronym.

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    I like Haven—I usually pick up my Veilance from them. Haven't purchased any Acronym from them due to their wonky pricing sometimes. On that note, does anyone else go through the currency/tariff decision tree?

    Here's an equation for quick reference:

    Price of good / (1+X) * Y * (1+Z)

    X = VAT

    Y= USD to Foreign Currency

    Z= Tariff rate

    For the tariff rates:

    In the case of most Acronym jackets the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule headings/subheadings are:  

    - Stotz jackets: 6201.92.1700, @ 6.2% (Men's Jacket Heading, 6201; Cotton Subheading, 92;  Water Resistant Suffix, 1700)

    - GT jackets: 6210.40.1500, 6201.99.15 6210.40.2520 @ 3.8%, 4.2% or 7.1% (Garments made out other textiles Heading, 6210; Outerwear Subheading, 40; Recreational Performance Outerwear Subheading, 99;  Surface coated suffix, 1500; Subject to man made fiber restraints; Other Anorak, 2520—Since brokerage services can fuck this up depending on what is shipped and described, I think I would use the 7.1% rate as a conservative estimate when doing this kind of decision.

    So for example, the J43A-GT from Peggs & Sons

    1117 / (1.20) * 1.3 * (1.071) = 1295

    X= EU VAT 20%=.20

    Y= 1.3 USD to 1 GBP

    Z= 7.1% = .071

    Thus, the J43A-GT from Peggs in the UK is 1295 before shipping. This is way cheaper than $1542 USD from Haven.

    Haven is Canadian.  Their USD pricing is their CAD pricing converted to USD.  CAD duties/tariffs are significantly higher in many regards to the US, and sometimes the UK; certain technical apparel hit a duty/tariff rate of close to 20%.  The biggest dinger for Canadians who shop at Haven is the extra 12 percent they have to pay on top of the retail price.

     

     

    PS - you think their prices are wonky, look at Union LA.

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    Urban Techwear

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    that only applies to the lucky folkes in usa, dude is canada.

    ^ dude is fucked at 800 dollars

     

    store uses private parcel service (fedex, ups) - 100% dutied up the ass

    store uses public parcel service (royal mail, ems) - 99% dutied up the ass

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    The ACRONYM Community Sales Thread

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    Posted · Edited by shieldsy

    he's going to have to be patient with that one after the hit he took on the j32.

    Shieldsy, did you end up buying the SLVR? If so, what country did it ship out of?

    No, I was talking to him via email but he ended up selling it.  If he isn't a scammer, I'm gonna be a little bit sad.

     

    Was kinda thrown off because his diction/grammar was pretty similar to the last guy who I bought off of (the scammer.)

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