Have you ever heard of this? Here's the situation:
I bought wardrobe items used in a TV show from a very reputable seller that I deal with at least a few times per year. We never had any issues regarding custom documentation. He only uses UPS Expedited (yeah I know, but I'm fine with it).
Expedited does not charge additional duty fees besides taxes and an administration fee of $10 + tax. But this time, they charged me over $40 in "duty". When I called, they said it was because the shipper never incuded a Certificate of Origin. But he NEVER EVER did that in the past 5 years I have dealt with him! And everything always went well. Did something change?
I also took the time to look at said Certificate of Origin. It is asking for tax number, etc. I don't have a tax number. I'm just a girl who's buying stuff on eBay. This is not for resale. It is for my personal collection only. I have no clue what's going on... any ideas?
