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Post by insignia100 on Apr 11, 2019 12:53:48 GMT -5
I have been fortunate enough to have a fellow pipe smoker in Scotland as a penpal. He graciously sent me a pack of Condor Original Ready Rubbed and some Sam Gawith Squadron Leader. I'm planning on sending him his own care package, and I'm curious which blends some of you across the pond find difficult to get. I'd like to send him a few that are not available (or at least easy to find) in the UK.
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Post by McWiggins on Apr 11, 2019 13:33:56 GMT -5
Compared to the US, they are very limited. Just look at a site and see. www.mysmokingshop.co.ukAlso, I understand its not the easiest shipping to them if they know its tobacco. Someone else can advise better in this matter. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2019 14:02:23 GMT -5
I’d bet he would enjoy tobacco’s from Wilke 👌👍👍. Just be careful with customs in Scotland, can end up costing your penpal hundreds in taxes/vat fee’s. I know in most of Europe now there has been a big crackdown in tobacco products coming into many European Countries. You might be better off sending him a good Cob or two. Ask his opinion......good luck.
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Post by kirk13 on Apr 11, 2019 15:26:22 GMT -5
I was about to mention the joys of HMRC but Ted beat me to it. The risk of getting hit on duties is very high
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2019 15:30:38 GMT -5
If they have gift cards at U.K. tobacconists, it might be best to go that route and have him try
something he was curious about and accessible there.
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Post by Legend Lover on Apr 11, 2019 16:57:59 GMT -5
50g as a gift will get through OK. 50g sent from smoking pipes, for example, can get stuck in customs. I tried 50g once and they slapped a £250 fee to get it released. As McWiggins stated, you can see we don't have much over here compared to you guys. But we do have loads of sg and Germain's. |
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Post by insignia100 on Apr 11, 2019 18:00:57 GMT -5
50g as a gift will get through OK. 50g sent from smoking pipes, for example, can get stuck in customs. I tried 50g once and they slapped a £250 fee to get it released. As McWiggins stated, you can see we don't have much over here compared to you guys. But we do have loads of sg and Germain's. Yikes! I'll stick to 50g or under and hope. I'll also send the reply letter separately... |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2019 18:05:53 GMT -5
If you have something like Frog Morton to spare, that would be a great gift. Not only were McClelland blends never available there to my knowledge, there's nothing like them (especially the Frogs).
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Post by insignia100 on Apr 11, 2019 19:03:07 GMT -5
Unfortunately I didn't get into pipe smoking until after McClelland closed their doors. I have a tin of Virginia No.27 that was graciously gifted to me by a member here, but I'm saving that for myself!  |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2019 19:29:10 GMT -5
Send your friend a 50 gram tin of Hearth and Home WhiteKnight or BlackHouse and a Cob. Declare as a gift. A 50 gram tin of gifted tobacco will not get taxed. But you must declare the tobacco as a gift. If it was Australia the tax would be exorbitant even if stated a gift, Scotland is much more lenient.
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Post by mpuffington on Apr 11, 2019 20:03:36 GMT -5
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Post by insignia100 on Apr 11, 2019 20:54:36 GMT -5
Send your friend a 50 gram tin of Hearth and Home WhiteKnight or BlackHouse and a Cob. Declare as a gift. A 50 gram tin of gifted tobacco will not get taxed. But you must declare the tobacco as a gift. If it was Australia the tax would be exorbitant even if stated a gift, Scotland is much more lenient. I just ordered a tin of GL Pease Fillmore and a MM straight Country Gentleman to send to him. We'll see if it arrives without any customs problems. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2019 21:17:09 GMT -5
Send your friend a 50 gram tin of Hearth and Home WhiteKnight or BlackHouse and a Cob. Declare as a gift. A 50 gram tin of gifted tobacco will not get taxed. But you must declare theivate I just ordered a tin of GL Pease Fillmore and a MM straight Country Gentleman to send to him. We'll see if it arrives without any customs problems. Great choice in tobacco’s 👌👍👍. I don’t see any issues with Scotland customs. Even Ireland will not tax if declared a gift from a private person, not a retailer. No worries!!! |
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Post by Legend Lover on Apr 12, 2019 2:31:51 GMT -5
Send your friend a 50 gram tin of Hearth and Home WhiteKnight or BlackHouse and a Cob. Declare as a gift. A 50 gram tin of gifted tobacco will not get taxed. But you must declare the tobacco as a gift. If it was Australia the tax would be exorbitant even if stated a gift, Scotland is much more lenient. I just ordered a tin of GL Pease Fillmore and a MM straight Country Gentleman to send to him. We'll see if it arrives without any customs problems. should be ok of it was sent as a gift. I'm in Northern Ireland so we're part of UK law, so our customs apply in Scotland too. Did you ship directly from the website? If so you may have problems, but it may fly under the radar too. Fingers crossed for you. |
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Post by insignia100 on Apr 12, 2019 6:32:44 GMT -5
I just ordered a tin of GL Pease Fillmore and a MM straight Country Gentleman to send to him. We'll see if it arrives without any customs problems. should be ok of it was sent as a gift. I'm in Northern Ireland so we're part of UK law, so our customs apply in Scotland too. Did you ship directly from the website? If so you may have problems, but it may fly under the radar too. Fingers crossed for you. No no, I'll be shipping from myself. I knew better than to ship directly from SmokingPipes.com -- that would be a guaranteed way for it to get caught up in customs. Plus, I may have ordered a tin of Fillmore for myself. And 4oz of PS Luxury Bullseye Flake... |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2019 7:56:15 GMT -5
Insignia ^^^^^^^^^^ smart move👌👍👍. No issues will arise how you shipped the tobacco.
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Post by Legend Lover on Apr 12, 2019 9:15:46 GMT -5
Insignia ^^^^^^^^^^ smart move👌👍👍. No issues will arise how you shipped the tobacco. I agree. You should be grand, insignia100. |
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