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Thank you for that clarification. More to "weigh" up when placing a order.

Likewise, this will dictate more limited and selective purchasing. It's a fine line on Maslow’s pyramid

That raises another question. Parcelforce was established by the Royal Mail to handle larger parcels and while operating like a courier company they use the US postal service for delivery in the US. They apparently only hand over to the USPS in the states. But having handed over they cannot collect any tariff that may be due and so presumably this becomes the responsibility of the USPS and accordingly the option of paying a maximum tariff of $100 would apply. Perhaps clarification should be sought from Parceforce on this.

Yes as may have been expected and the effective date is Aug 29. As to how this will play out in practise remains to be seen In the meantime however as outlined in my post on May 19, the current position is: "All shipments sent via commercial carriers will have a tariff of 30% applied. All shipments sent via the post office with a value of $1 up to $800 will be subject to a 54% tariff, but with a option for the consignee to pay a flat tariff of $100." Accordingly AS offered customers the option of using a courier or the mail. It would seem that this was forgotten in the case that James Regan is complaining about and cost him. Not good.

Being intrigued, I searched for the Senate debate you refer to and for anyone interested here is a link; https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1928-10-23/7/

Railway related events; https://www.heritageweek.ie/event-listings/mullingar-railway-station-tour https://www.heritageweek.ie/event-listings/175-years-of-navan-railway https://www.heritageweek.ie/event-listings/guided-walk-on-part-of-the-skibbereen-to-baltimore-railway-line-2 https://www.heritageweek.ie/event-listings/waterford-to-limerick-junction-railway-line https://www.heritageweek.ie/event-listings/a-history-of-the-waterford-to-limerick-junction-railway-line-5 https://www.heritageweek.ie/event-listings/illustrated-talk-the-kinsale-railway-line-past-and-present-by-cathal-deasy https://www.heritageweek.ie/event-listings/waterford-to-mallow-railway-line-a-history

Hi John, much appreciated

Hi John, I have three old GF coaches in GWR livery that look similar to the coach in Southern livery you refer to. Do you know if they are the same, I'll be very happy if they are. Some currently on offer on ebay. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/405548808698?chn=ps&_ul=GB&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=710-169260-534375-3&mkcid=2&keyword=&crlp=670833748941_&MT_ID=&geo_id=&rlsatarget=pla-325425753764&adpos=&device=c&mktype=pla&loc=1007850&poi=&abcId=&cmpgn=20488672762&sitelnk=&adgroupid=155578564071&network=g&matchtype=&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=20488672762&gbraid=0AAAAAo9ZJxsjVEzmTH-EZ6rp8AYtGP4Ma&gclid=Cj0KCQjwhO3DBhDkARIsANxrhTorHxz8J1vtAvNaYvJ2TxmpQO3M9sMsZMd_2jUsT2mEsQUHDJAYJYwaAvabEALw_wcB and https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/187410410761?_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D1110006%26algo%3DHOMESPLICE.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D289260%2C288653%26meid%3D5348a819c2f34ae9ada35215f1d80d92%26pid%3D101224%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D5%26sd%3D405548808698%26itm%3D187410410761%26pmt%3D0%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D2332490%26algv%3DDefaultOrganicWebV9BertRefreshRankerWithCassiniEmbRecall%26brand%3DGraham%2BFarish&_trksid=p2332490.c101224.m-1 many thanks Tom

I think you missed me. I confirmed an interest with Killian last Dec and have a D16 waiting.

Some inconsistency in that, I've already been asked for payment, and paid

Delving a little deeper on Google reveals that Cross Ley is probably not a geographical location. Ley lines are a concept connecting ancient burial mounds. There is a Ley line in Ireland connecting such sites running from Sligo to Dublin.

OK, but for the record the current arrangements will stand until at least Aug 12 and a lot of businesses in the US are depending on that. I won't debate the point any further but suffice it to say that I think that communication with every customer on each and every shipment is pretty onerous and even then it is still the pick and pack person that must get it right based on the paperwork in front of them. In either scenario they are not required to understand the tariffs.

Yes he did, but please read the CNN news extracts I posted earlier which explain what is in place for at least the next 85 days or so. All shipments sent via commercial carriers will have a tariff of 30% applied. All shipments sent via the post office with a value of $1 up to $800 will be subject to a 54% tariff, but with a option for the consignee to pay a flat tariff of $100. So if IRM/AS are offering their US customers a choice between having orders shipped by mail or courier a simple rule of thumb can be applied to minimise the tariff being paid by US customers. It makes no sense to send an order with a value of $334 or less via the mail, because the minimum tariff such a order would be subject to would be $100, whereas the maximum tariff sent via courier (@30%) would be $100. And It makes no sense to send an order valued between $335 and $800 via a courier because it would incur a tariff of between $101 & $240. Whereas sending that same order via the mail incurs a maximum tariff of $100. So the simple rule of thumb is to send all orders valued between $335 and $800 via the mail and all others via courier.

Hi John, I have my doubts as to whether US Customs or the USPS are in any position to manage the scale of the task that has been dumped on them nor do I think the man in the White House cares. For him it's about optics not practicalities. So I do expect some compromises will be made in the application of these rules. But In the meantime we need to be prepared which is why I'm suggesting a simple rule of thumb to IRM/AS. As to DHL deliveries in the US I'm surprised by what you say because any I've received (including from you) have been delivered by DHL itself and not outsourced to the USPS and the delivery times have been excellent. But perhaps they need to outsource in some instances depending on the destination and their own capabilities regionally. For sure the USPS are slower than the courier services internally but they are not too far behind the couriers when it come to international parcels, at least in my experience.

I fully appreciate the impracticality of modifying your software but that's not what I was suggesting. In practical terms I'm suggesting that at the point of picking and dispatching orders to the US that the decision as to how to ship them is determined by the value in USD. IE Shipments valued between $335 and $800 go via the mail and all others go via courier. As to the currency question it has been made very clear to me that all orders with an US delivery address are valued by default in USD by Shopify at the point of placing an order, so that question is already addressed at the point of pick and dispatch. As to testing this, I'm willing to be the guinea pig. So assuming shipment of my Park Royal order worth $700 for which you requested payment last week is imminent, please send that order via the mail and let's see how it plays out. Thank you Tom