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Garth H

1 reviews | Active since Mar 2009

09 Dec 2015, 23:55

Overcharge with no support

RE: Air Waybill Number (Reference) : ***<br> <br> I paid an oversees supplier (xLibris Books) 699.50 British Pounds for a 100 copies of my book to be sent to me. When the books arrived, the attached commercial invoice said the value was 1399.00 British Pounds (exactly double). This meant I had to pay double to receive the books (almost R 5000). SA Customs law says: The transaction value of any imported goods shall be the price actually paid or payable for the goods when sold for export to the Republic I T O Section 66 of The Act of 1964.<br> <br> When I queried this with DHL, and sent them the sales invoice showing what I had paid. I was told that the commercial invoice said differently, and if I did not pay within 7 days (by this time 4 days had passed), that the parcel would be moved into storage and I would have to pay extra to get it back. So I was forced to pay the wrong amount, and not helped at all. I have queried them again on what to do, but I am just ignored - after all they did get double the money - why would they want to help?

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DHL Express
DHL Express's reply10 Dec 2015, 12:30
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Hello ghodnett,

lease accept our apologies for the inconvenience and delay caused.

Your query has been escalated to the imports manager for urgent attention, please kindly refer to the email provided above for further communication.

Regards,

Akhona Mvuza

Customer Care Executive Office

Best regards,