Help w/sale to Ireland, please. Need quick answer

I don't question you Elberoth, just posting my experience with FedEx and UPS at the USA end.

If I could be 100% certain that putting my number in the tax slot would not hammer me one day, I would not worry about it. The problem comes not from you, but maybe someone who's in a hurry, signs for the item and walks off.

Maybe the agent is busy, maybe waiting to go to lunch or talking to their loved one? I just know that IF something can go wrong and you risk it often enough, you will get clobbered.

I don't want to wind up in a contest with FedEx, me claiming they are wrong and I don't owe and them saying my account is on hold and (possibly) turning me over to collections because I refuse to pay duty (they) screwed up on.

If you think I'm over reacting, I have a friend who is part of my music group (and reviews for Dagogo) who no longer has a FedEx account. This exact thing happened to him, he refused to pay and they are still fighting.

I just can't risk it, it's NOT you. It's the possibility of incompetence of some official out of my reach that can slap charges on my invoice.

OK, fair enough Albert. But then it seems that Fedex is trying to charge you friend for the fault of THEIR agent, who relased the stuff before collecting the taxes.

Absolutely correct. Still that wastes our time and fighting with a big company like UPS or FedEx is like fighting city hall.

I prefer to not put myself in a position to have the problem occur in the first place. If everyone was as honest and you and I, we would not be having this discussion.