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Post by GordyBrock on Jul 25, 2014 7:10:15 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jul 25, 2014 8:01:24 GMT
Switch to ebay.com is best- there's another for less than 18 bux.....
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Post by stevegbr on Jul 25, 2014 10:01:53 GMT
i think you have to pay import duty from america, is that right or wrong?
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Post by caprinix1959 on Jul 25, 2014 10:40:19 GMT
Yep,and they seem to just make up the amount of the top of their heads. Bought a guitar for $600 and the duty was £40,bought a wah pedal for $95 and the duty was ........£40! Other times it has ranged from 2% to the 80% I paid on the wah! Totally dont get it !
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Post by caprinix1959 on Jul 25, 2014 10:42:11 GMT
Also the goods can be tied up for weeks at customs,my mate waited 6 weeks for a guitar to be cleared. Other times I have had stuff arrive in 6 days
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Post by GordyBrock on Jul 25, 2014 10:48:23 GMT
If it's from the US ask the seller to mark it as a gift...no import duty. I know 'cause I did it!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2014 10:50:33 GMT
I used to ask them to do that Gordy and it did not use to be a problem...... But I think more of them are reluctant to do that now as I think they can get pulled up in it, especially if it's a business. The Americans are extremely law abiding - if you can find someone still willing to do it, it's a bonus.  Import / customs duty on an 18 dollar mudguard would not be much - but it depends how much the shipping is as I think they apply the duty to that as well. |
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Post by GordyBrock on Jul 26, 2014 16:47:53 GMT
Yeah Fungo you are probably right, the last time I got an item from the states marked as a gift was about 4 years ago, they may well have tightened the law since. I think I'm right in saying you don't pay import duty for items bought outside the EU for less than £135.  |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2014 17:00:05 GMT
Yes, depends on the item code the sender puts on the customs declaration- but low cost items escape import duty. But everything gets the dreaded VAT added. And finally UK Parcelforce need compensating for collecting these duties, and they and the government have decided it's you that foots this fee as well. Annoying....
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