<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2715.400" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#d8d0c8> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Many thanks for the information, Mr Bullock.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Stéphane Collin</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>(Brussels, Belgium)</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=dlbullock@att.net href="mailto:dlbullock@att.net">D.L. = Bullock</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, April 12, 2002 = 6:18 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: Export to US = between privates </DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=618391316-12042002><FONT face=Arial = color=#0000ff size=2>When importing antique pianos with ivory keys, you are usually at the mercy = of the particular customs agent you get.  Many people have brought old = pianos in from Canada.  Some have been required to physically remove all = the ivory from the keys thereby destroying much of the value or a fine = antique.  Some have been  allowed through, since the ivory is obviously = very old.  What we have been suggesting is before shipping a piano = through US customs, remove all the white keys and ship them by UPS or FedEx = so they will not be inspected.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=618391316-12042002><FONT face=Arial = color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=618391316-12042002><FONT face=Arial = color=#0000ff size=2> <P><FONT size=2>D.L. Bullock<BR>www.thepianoworld.com<BR>St. = Louis</FONT> </P></FONT></SPAN></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px = solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT = face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> = owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Stéphane Collin<BR><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, April 13, 2002 4:43 = AM<BR><B>To:</B> pianotech@ptg.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Export to US between privates <BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi List.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I wonder if this is the place for = asking this.  If not, please ignore and receive my = apologies.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>In the case a private person from = Europe sells a piano to a private person in US, is there any VAT charged at the = customs in US ? Is there another kind of importing right to pay ?  And = how does it work about the ban on ivory ? I heard that no ivory (even piano = key tops) could get into US.  What if the piano is an antique (more than = 100 years old) ? And what kind of document is sufficient for the customs = to prove it is an antique ?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Many thanks.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Stéphane Collin</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>(Brussels, Belgium)</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>