2kg is a lot though. I don't think a jacket and a vest should weigh that much. When Paul sent me my Argyll last year, it wasn't anywhere near 2kg.

Danwell is right in saying that some sellers will try to insist on using FedEx though (in spite of your wishes). When I got my Isle of Skye kilt from Marchbrae, the duties alone cost something like 2/3 of the price of the kilt. It was awful! I WAS aware they were sending it by courier ahead of time though.

Mind you, if they pull the ol' switcheroo on you without telling you, I would simply refuse to accept the delivery. They can try again using the method I asked at THEIR expense.

I had a FedEx guy mess up one time and deliver one of the textbooks I ordered and he forgot to charge me the duty. Started getting nasty-grams in Japanese for me to pay them ten bucks duty. Completely ignored the demands until they finally stopped sending them. My thought on it is -- if you didn't have the presence of mind to charge me when the item was being delivered, it's not fair to charge me after the fact because that does not give me the option and recourse of refusing delivery if I disagree with their customs and duty assessment. Anyway. I'm rambling...