Yes - the delivery company (Post Office/PArsehole Force, DHL, etc.)often pay it for you at customs, then demand you pay the bill plus their own fee (which could be £12 on its own, possibly more than the duty itself) before they'll hand it over. Bastards.
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joefish It's hard for thee to kick against the pricks,
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