Kiltmaker's Input Requested, & Who Wants Cthulu Tartan Yardage?

[CDNSushi]

I tried dancing through the Harmonized Tariff Schedule, Good News Might be zero tariff, bad news it is more likely to be 68.5% of appraised value

ETA: We might need to see about breaking and reshipping from Scotland.

Probably the most logical way to go about it would be to calculate VAT, calculate the maximum possible customs/duty to the U.S. you might get dinged with, and choose the lesser of the two.

As for me, living in Japan, having the fabric come from the U.S. or U.K. just makes no difference.

Addendum: Just for the sake of interest, I looked up Japanese tariff tables for woven wool textile fabric originating from the U.K., and I got back a maximum total rate of 22.24% or 368yen/m^2, whichever is greater.

But this is not gospel -- I would have to make some phone calls and do more detailed research to make sure...

[bonnie heather]

Here's some input from a kiltmaker/artist....
If it were made into a knife pleated kilt, pleated to the light green stripe, the green would take up most of the pleat reveal. But it could be pleated with part of the green (1/4" or so) on the leading edge, followed by the dark. Or it could be pleated with the dark field on the reveal with the light green flashing underneath when the person moves. It could be made that way as a 5 yard (2 1/2yds fabric double width) knife pleated kilt or an 8 yard (4 yards DW).
Since a box pleated kilt has a wider reveal, the light green stripe would work well centered on the reveal, bordered by the dark.
It's a beautiful and mysterious looking tartan, so it would look great pleated to the sett, as well.

[Drac]

On the title I'm leaning toward R'lyeh.

Makes it a regional tartan. Only thing is how do you pronounce it?

Jim

[Danwell]

Is there no way that Dalgliesh would be willing to cut it up and post it individually from there?

In Australia we don't pay any duty or customs fees or GST or anything less than $1000 Australian (IE, £4.37 ), so I would get away with it only paying the tartan and shipping cost. There is also a better chance of other recipients in other countries avoiding taxes if they receive smaller amounts individually.

[xman]

On the title I'm leaning toward R'lyeh.

Just as it's spelled.

[EldarKinSlayer]

Miskatonic University Sett, R'lyeh would be same sett with ANCIENT colors.

[Drac]

Miskatonic University Sett, R'lyeh would be same sett with ANCIENT colors.

Me likey. Are we going to have another name for the muted? As mentioned before I think we should avoid a hunting

Jim

[EldarKinSlayer]

Me likey. Are we going to have another name for the muted? As mentioned before I think we should avoid a hunting

Jim

No we should have hunting, some people LIKE to live dangerously

[AFS1970]

Are we going to have another name for the muted?

I don't think that Cthulu does anything muted.

[Jordan]

No we should have hunting, some people LIKE to live dangerously

And the rest of us like living full stop