Not sure if this is the right place for this, so please move/delete if need be.
I ordered some parts in early Dec from Shapeways for delivery to the UK. They shipped on 8 Jan, arrived in the country via UPS on 10 Jan and just cleared customs today (12 Jan). The email I have now received tells me that I now owe £50 in import fees. This is an unhappy surprise, as I received another Shapeways shipment about two months ago within about 48 hours of shipping and no fee.
Has anyone else experienced this, and does anyone know a substitute method to avoid the extra costs (other than buying my own printer)?