$500 EPA fee for shipping to U.S.

[kovs]

send a motor to a guy in the us calls me and says there is a $500 fee that they want b-4 they will le tthe motor out of customs, anyone else have this or is it made up? never heard of this b-4. i marked it as used snowmobile engine??
anyone familiar with this

 

[runner]

I sent a engine once, and the buyer never said anything to me about any fee's.

 

[1000cat]

motor

probally a pain but take it apart and send it in pieces.

 

[knee deep in it]

i shipped an engine to the usa 2 years ago. No epa fee.

 

[Backcountry]

Ive shipped ten or so motors back and forth and never got dinged for such a fee....Is it an environmental fee or brokers fees???

 

[SofaKing]

I bought a motor from a guy in SK last year and he failed to fill out the EPA form. The motor was stuck in customs for a couple extra days but he never mentioned a fee that he had to pay. BTW, the motor was shipped with UPS if that matters. Good luck!

SK.