Finally arrived today.Great to see how many have received theirs. I got my notice on May 6 but it's still hung up in the black hole of USPS. Yesterday it supposedly was at the local PO but today it still "Moving through the network". USPS service has rally gone down hill in my area in the last year.
Incredible lather and comfort this morning with this brush. Love it!Got mine yesterday, will use it tomorrow AM. Growing the B&B brush collection. Thanks Rudy!
If one follows the laws, one needs an import/export license to buy badger hair products and also to sell them. There is a fee involved, about $100 for each buy/sale - even if it only one item, but so far no one was willing to pay this. Myself and a few other brush makers here follow the laws, other may not.Just Curious. is there an Export Ban on badger from the US?
since outside the US was limited to Boar or synth
good to knowIf one follows the laws, one needs an import/export license to buy badger hair products and also to sell them. There is a fee involved, about $100 for each buy/sale - even if it only one item, but so far no one was willing to pay this. Myself and a few other brush makers here follow the laws, other may not.
@Rudy Vey can correct me if I’m wrong but I’m pretty sure the export fee is per package, not per brush so if you were able to get say 10 people to purchase a brush the fee would only be about $9 per person. You’d probably have to have someone receive the package then send each brush on its way to its owner which adds a layer of trust and complexity to the order, but it’s doable.good to know
I guess that makes the Badger Brush selling market For the US pretty Much Domestic.
This is correct, but I do not sell 10 brushes at a time to one customer. Normally, my customers buy one at a time, and for the group buy we had four going overseas, but each to a different country. Best would be if they have a forwarder here in the US (Whisky???) or any other volunteer??@Rudy Vey can correct me if I’m wrong but I’m pretty sure the export fee is per package, not per brush so if you were able to get say 10 people to purchase a brush the fee would only be about $9 per person. You’d probably have to have someone receive the package then send each brush on its way to its owner which adds a layer of trust and complexity to the order, but it’s doable.
So does the fee/inspection only occur if it’s being shipped from a buisness and not an individuall.This is correct, but I do not sell 10 brushes at a time to one customer. Normally, my customers buy one at a time, and for the group buy we had four going overseas, but each to a different country. Best would be if they have a forwarder here in the US (Whisky???) or any other volunteer??
That is what I understand, although I am not a lawyer.So does the fee/inspection only occur if it’s being shipped from a buisness and not an individuall.
I'm not a lawyer, but I played one on the TV.That is what I understand, although I am not a lawyer.
You know what a lawyers favorite Japanese food is?? So sue me....I'm not a lawyer, but I played one on the TV.
When my wife saw me, she told me to get down and stop playing.
...or a badger....Glad it made it. I agree, the tracking via the customs number is often not updated at all. But any shipment with tracking feature is very expensive, I think only Global Express allows an up-to-date tracking.View attachment 1849642
Just received it! The handle is indeed fabulous, excellent weight, shape, balance and surface finish.
The tracking number basically never appeared in USPS system, fortunately it still arrived safe and sound. Sorry that I didn't noticed international shipping is a vast minority and caused these hassles, I'll use a package forward service next time. (and that also mean I can buy a brush with mistura knot )