Thanks everyone for the info. I was notified that Kinloch Anderson shipped my order today, so I'll report back in the next few weeks what happens with that. Still waiting on word from the other UK order.

Due to the fact that anything with a declared value over $150 is liable to be tagged, I suspect Customs will be involved. Since we have a local office here in Pittsburgh, I also suspect that I will have to go there to take possession of my items.

Where duties are concerned, I do know that wool of the type used in kilts and jackets is subject to a 12% tax. Leather such as that used in belts is something like 7% if I recall correctly, while leather shoes use another code entirely. While a wool jacket and a wool kilt are each taxed identically, each have different numbers.

If anyone has ever pored over the tables US Customs compiles for this purpose, you know how absolutely convoluted and headache inducing such a task is. In my case, the bulk of the order is wool; thus, I have a good idea of my possible damages.

The Customs agent with whom I spoke was no-nonsense, like some hard boiled detective from out of a film noir. If it didn't involve my hard earned dollars, I might have found the situation more humorous.

Mychael