Sending a leather Jacket through Japanese Customs to be repaired?

[cbez]

When you shipped it did you correctly fill out the details like made in Japan and the harmonization #? Is it specified in the docs that it's a return for repair?

Seems silly that RMC doesn't have a process in place for this to at least communicate with customs.

 

[WolfofStateSt]

When you shipped it did you correctly fill out the details like made in Japan and the harmonization #? Is it specified in the docs that it's a return for repair?

Seems silly that RMC doesn't have a process in place for this to at least communicate with customs.

Real McCoys told me to just say it was a repair. Didn't say it was made in Japan.

 

[Aloysius]

I agree with you that there's no need for a bigger zipper but RMC will almost certainly put the stock zipper back on it.

Wolf could ask the repair shop he's using to order a Conmar-marked Ideal #5 or Universal-marked YKK #5 and be in good shape.

 

[WolfofStateSt]

I agree with you that there's no need for a bigger zipper but RMC will almost certainly put the stock zipper back on it.

Wolf could ask the repair shop he's using to order a Conmar-marked Ideal #5 or Universal-marked YKK #5 and be in good shape.

Yes. Do you think I should pull the plug and just have the jacket sent back asap. I am worried that I will have to pay duties and tariffs on it to get it back to the US if RM fixes it because it seems none of these bureaucrats care that it is a used item I own.

 

[Canuck Panda]

The sure thing is if RMC rejects the parcel then you don't have to pay anymore, Japan duties, potential return US duties (after zipper replacement)...etc. Bureaucracy cost a lot of money does very little in reality.

The best zip is Conmar imo. Hands down. Talon and Scovill has flawed design. The opposite teeth does not check the male pin first so there is always the possibility of slipping from the bottom. Crown is too expensive and not better than the other three, Conmar, YKK, Riri, which all share the same basic design, the opposite teeth checks the male pin first to secure the start of the zipper.

 

[WolfofStateSt]

The sure thing is if RMC rejects the parcel then you don't have to pay anymore, Japan duties, potential return US duties (after zipper replacement)...etc. Bureaucracy cost a lot of money does very little in reality.

The best zip is Conmar imo. Hands down. Talon and Scovill has flawed design. The opposite teeth does not check the male pin first so there is always the possibility of slipping from the bottom. Crown is too expensive and not better than the other three, Conmar, YKK, Riri, which all share the same basic design, the opposite teeth checks the male pin first to secure the start of the zipper.
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I don’t want to pay a %10 - %60 on the jacket to get it back.

 

[Aloysius]

I don’t want to pay a %10 - %60 on the jacket to get it back.

I don't see how or why you would pay duties on your own package being returned to sender, because that obviously originates in the US. Best course seems to be to ask them to do return to sender. Then you have someone in the US put a better #5 on it.

(Yeah the Japanese are trying to charge duties on something Japanese but that's obviously a whole lost in translation thing.)

 

[Canuck Panda]

I don’t want to pay a %10 - %60 on the jacket to get it back.

You shouldn't have to pay anything to US customs on the way back. On reject parcels there is no import cost. I never got billed for the trip back by Canada Post, not sure if USPS will send you a bill for the return leg or not. Even in the case you go through with RMC zipper replacement, as long as they declare the value under 800 dollars you don't have to pay anything either. So make sure they declare value under 800 dollars. Japanese zipper replacement is usually about ¥15,000 yen, so that is about 100 bucks, which is what I would assume RMC would declare as value, it doesn't hurt to make sure they do with an email. Or have them reject the package and not pay a cent to the Japanese customs. That's just insane they want import duties on a Japanese made jacket.

 

[cbez]

I don’t want to pay a %10 - %60 on the jacket to get it back.

They are less than 5% and only if over 800.