[redjay]

This is off topic but I once shipped a bike from Canada to the U.K in the 90's . It cost me $600 and it went by sea in a container inside a crate that I had made. When it arrived in the U.K after going via Antwerp (Holland) the broker in the U.K would not let my buddy have the bike until it cleared customs (understandable). He was charged for 6 weeks "storage" while the broker was waiting for U.K customs to clear the bike. That ended up costing $600. Talk about extortion. If you dont pay the bill you cant have your goods. So that bike cost me $1200 to ship to the U.K and took 3 months in total. I was never told at this end about any extra charges payable in the U.K apart from Import Duty.