has any one else dealt with importing markers and stuff from america for example? just bought a spyder from ebay.com and customs is a right hassle. anyone got experience?
customs and importing...what a hassle
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i imported a spyder many moons ago ( 1997 i think ) ( also i stopped play soon after and re started last year )
cost me a small forutune in vat and duty, and i also had to send a letter to customs states the max volicity of the marker before they would release it.
i'll never buy one from aboard again. small parts yes but never a big item
cost me a small forutune in vat and duty, and i also had to send a letter to customs states the max volicity of the marker before they would release it.
i'll never buy one from aboard again. small parts yes but never a big item
lolAsk Lump, I believe he just received a new gat from the States today!
What problems you having?
ok well this is what happens, you ask the dognut to mark down the price so you dont pay to much tax and guess what
a letter through the door asking for £128 in tax ah well play with fire
i was so new to importing things, i didn't even know about vat charges
still it was a christmas present so my dad had to pay while i showed the neighbourhood kids my new bling
still it was a christmas present so my dad had to pay while i showed the neighbourhood kids my new bling
Got lucky on my alien jack marked it as a gift and asume they treated it as such but he did put the full price on the info so who knows
imported somethind else many moons ago and that also missed out on the customs maybe i have a lucky fairy godmother
imported somethind else many moons ago and that also missed out on the customs maybe i have a lucky fairy godmother
awwww crap. ah well there goes another £100 when they ask. yea well it says its "into foreign customs" on the tracking site and its been like that for about 2 and a half days now.....dosnt look good. the guy who sold it to me ships to this country all the time though so...lets just hope.
You still have to pay VAT and Import duties on gifts, the only deciding factor is the amount the parcel is worth. The limit is something like £36, any more than that and you have to pay up.
Sometimes you get lucky and your package slips through without being checked though.
As i Andy has stated its pot luck which parcels they deem to charge import duties on.I've had markers from the states,never had a problem stating what velocity it was
Just had a shipment from Kila which cost me £31 in import duties which wasn't to bad
As someone else has stated,if its under a certain cost and marked up appropriately you may get away with it.
Some people don't want the hassle of shopping abroad,i.e if it goes wrong etc it's a risk but the companies i've dealt with have sent me replacement gear without asking for the broken gear back!
Also the exchange is pretty good
Just had a shipment from Kila which cost me £31 in import duties which wasn't to bad
As someone else has stated,if its under a certain cost and marked up appropriately
you may get away with it.Some people don't want the hassle of shopping abroad,i.e if it goes wrong etc it's a risk but the companies i've dealt with have sent me replacement gear without asking for the broken gear back!
Also the exchange is pretty good
any one know how much round about il have to pay then? will they contact me or do i have to get intouch with them?