I have been shipping kilts all over the world for four years now and have never heard directly from a customer about being charged Duty, Taxes, Excise, Fees, or other unexpected costs to get your kilt from "The Man".

Would anyone who has been charged additional monies please let me know here. It is important to others thinking about ordering from "overseas".

I do not advocate the use of declaring shipments as "gift" or "product samples" as a way to avoid legal taxes. But If I know what duties and taxes are being charged perhaps I can deal with them in a more equitable way.

You would think that shipments between Canada and the United Kingdom would get a break (we both have the queen on our money) but it seems I can ship to the moon cheaper.

We have all heard the horror stories of Fed Ex and duties between the UK and the US. We all know taxes are a fact of life in a modern world. But if I know exactly what my customers are being hit with perhaps I can find a way to lessen the impact.