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Old Apr 4, 2005 | 9:14 am
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Originally Posted by collagen
Thank you, cordelli! I never thought about shipping it via Fedex or DHL, but it sounds like a very good idea. I am surprized it never poped in my head.

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Customs in SVO are a joke, they would not bother with a monitor...
Assuming the package would weight 10 kgs (~20 lbs), the cost of the NYC-MOW UPS shipment would be around $500 USD.

Also, different customs rules apply for shipments imported by mail/courier (as opposed to those imported personally by a PAX). The current customs duty rate for such shipments is 30% of the value if the value exceeds 100 USD.

So, altogether you are looking at ~800 USD + some customs clearance hassles when it arrives...
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