I dare to ask... How much was 'the fee'?
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£23.89....including the Royal Mails handling fee of £8.
If didn't show how it was made up but I know there is an extra fee.
Wow... So £15.89 plus an £8.00 Royal Mail handling fee. I wonder why Royal Mail are delivering in the UK and not UPS!
For those of you that may not yet be aware, in addition to Kodi's Android and Apple remote apps. Kodi/Libreelec also provide access to a web interface called "Chorus2"
Example Viewing Music Albums (Access to Chorus2 is via IP of your device)
Should you wish to use Chorus from a webrowser, You need to ensure that "Allow remote control via HTTP" is enabled under Settings -> Services -> Control. I seem to recollect that username and password is required to be setup in the control settings, in order to access your device using Chorus2
View of Web Server Control Settings (Estuary Skin)
I find it useful occasionally to control what is being played by Kodi whilst I am working on the PC.
(where our Music/Videos accessible by Kodi can also be played/listened to locally on PC if desired)
Example Viewing Music Albums (Access to Chorus2 is via IP of your device)
Should you wish to use Chorus from a webrowser, You need to ensure that "Allow remote control via HTTP" is enabled under Settings -> Services -> Control. I seem to recollect that username and password is required to be setup in the control settings, in order to access your device using Chorus2
View of Web Server Control Settings (Estuary Skin)
I find it useful occasionally to control what is being played by Kodi whilst I am working on the PC.
(where our Music/Videos accessible by Kodi can also be played/listened to locally on PC if desired)
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Mr mail man (it was a bloke in dark blue shorts) has just delivered my 'fee to pay' card (Reason: There is a customs charge). Bloody taxes!
Payment of £23.89 paid via PayPal. Delivery date: Wednesday 19th
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With the first day of spring just around the corner, I figure I’ll understand my Kodi NUC sometime this summer.
Serious learning curve for an old dog like me. What I see is really cool, but simple it ain’t.
You are not alone....this 70 yr old will take it in baby steps.
Lol... Given I'm only 63 I should have no problems then
Its nowhere near as hard as you guys are fearing it to be
That really does seem excessive. On the customs declaration i said it was a gift worth $100. I didnt want to say it was worth less in the event it was lost.Mr mail man (it was a bloke in dark blue shorts) has just delivered my 'fee to pay' card (Reason: There is a customs charge). Bloody taxes!
Payment of £23.89 paid via PayPal. Delivery date: Wednesday 19th
They make you pay charges on gifts?
Yep
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/import-vat-and-customs-duty-on-gifts#:~:text=When you send gifts to,the value of the items.
So $100 equals approximately £80
Times 20 % equals £16
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The hardest part I have found (at my ripe old age of 60) is just working out how to navigate through the system. I stumble upon things, and then when I need to use these things I have to rediscover my steps. Like anything else, I expect after a few days of goofing around it will finally click in my brain and I will be able to do things on first attempt instead of meandering through menus or reading pages of posts first. You'll get there, too...maybe faster than me!
The £8 handling feet that Royal Mail charges is a customs brokerage fee - UPS, FedEx, DHL etc. would charge the same, if not more. They're passing on a charge that the government levies to have the package inspected/valued/levied by UK customs.
This is something that happens in most countries of the world - the only reason that Americans aren't as familiar with it is the "de minimis" exemption in the US, which allows non-commercial goods under $800 per shipment to enter the country without having customs duty or taxes applied. Not sure how much longer that one is going to last given the way things are going down there.
A word to the wise for people shipping stuff to the us, from HMRC (UK Revenue and Customs):
Goods that have a value below £39 will be duty and tax free. Goods between £40 and £135 will be duty free but subject to VAT @ 29% for most goods. Goods over £135 will be charged duty and VAT .
Basically if you're sending anything small to the UK, mark it as a gift with the value as being less than 39 pounds, or your local equivalent. Canada has similar regulations - the package has to be marked as a gift and can't exceed $60 CAD. I presume OZ/NZ probably have a similar system too.
This is something that happens in most countries of the world - the only reason that Americans aren't as familiar with it is the "de minimis" exemption in the US, which allows non-commercial goods under $800 per shipment to enter the country without having customs duty or taxes applied. Not sure how much longer that one is going to last given the way things are going down there.
A word to the wise for people shipping stuff to the us, from HMRC (UK Revenue and Customs):
Goods that have a value below £39 will be duty and tax free. Goods between £40 and £135 will be duty free but subject to VAT @ 29% for most goods. Goods over £135 will be charged duty and VAT .
Basically if you're sending anything small to the UK, mark it as a gift with the value as being less than 39 pounds, or your local equivalent. Canada has similar regulations - the package has to be marked as a gift and can't exceed $60 CAD. I presume OZ/NZ probably have a similar system too.
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