ok peeps im thinking of buying some gear from the states so what sort of costs am i looking at i.e import duty etc
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add 22.5% of the total value of goods you buy
Also depending on courier you may have to pay about £20 handling charges.
The pound is strong at the moment so it is a good time to buy.
However consider the warranty of the product you are buying. ie. does it only cover you for warranty repair in the country of purchase (some manufacturers stipulate this).
So at the moment say you wanted to buy a new DM4 matrix
They retail here at £1000 from Planet, plus say £10/£15 shipping So total of £1015, and you get it next day or so...
Buy it say in the states from action village for example.
Cost $1400, plus $75 shipping.
This is equal to £781 (at todays rate of $1.88 to the £)
Add your 22.5% to this in Vat and import tax. £956. Quite a wait for it to arrive, and maybe a handling charge, £976.
What looks like a bargain soon becomes a small saving of about £40, and you lose the luxury of going to the nice techs where you bought it here and saying 'oi me two week old gun is broke can you fix it please'
Some people will argue different, but personally unless it is an amazing bargain it often isn't worth the time/effort you put in for what you save
Also depending on courier you may have to pay about £20 handling charges.
The pound is strong at the moment so it is a good time to buy.
However consider the warranty of the product you are buying. ie. does it only cover you for warranty repair in the country of purchase (some manufacturers stipulate this).
So at the moment say you wanted to buy a new DM4 matrix
They retail here at £1000 from Planet, plus say £10/£15 shipping
So total of £1015, and you get it next day or so...Buy it say in the states from action village for example.
Cost $1400, plus $75 shipping.
This is equal to £781 (at todays rate of $1.88 to the £)
Add your 22.5% to this in Vat and import tax. £956. Quite a wait for it to arrive, and maybe a handling charge, £976.
What looks like a bargain soon becomes a small saving of about £40, and you lose the luxury of going to the nice techs where you bought it here and saying 'oi me two week old gun is broke can you fix it please'
Some people will argue different, but personally unless it is an amazing bargain it often isn't worth the time/effort you put in for what you save
just done this myself .you pay for the marker in us$ for instance.then add shipping cost in $'s convert into pounds then add 3% import duty on a marker valued at roughly£850(that how much its cost sofar marker in £'s+shipping)then add that together ten add the vat at 17.5% thats how much you pay plus an additional £15/20 handling charge from the shop(which i didnt not inccur)plus i was charged £15 by my bank to do what is called a priority direct payment to the store which can take upto 4 days to clear then they ship your order.then you will get notice from the courier/post office to pick up your marker and pay the import and vat on the marker.
i did this on thursday got an email from the store that the marker is being shipped today or 1st thing wednesday morning.
how much did i save i dont know yet as the marker ive bought is not yet available yet til this week maybe next.but on current line of marker im looking at saving between (will let you know) for a few hours inconvience and a short delivery delay
im sorry if this upsets any uk distrubuters etc for not buy in the uk but if i can save a few quid so i can play more regularly i will.i also know its a gamble if the marker breaks but thats the call
hope that helps
laters
neill
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i did this on thursday got an email from the store that the marker is being shipped today or 1st thing wednesday morning.
how much did i save i dont know yet as the marker ive bought is not yet available yet til this week maybe next.but on current line of marker im looking at saving between (will let you know) for a few hours inconvience and a short delivery delay
im sorry if this upsets any uk distrubuters etc for not buy in the uk but if i can save a few quid so i can play more regularly i will.i also know its a gamble if the marker breaks but thats the call
hope that helps
laters
neill
all views or opinions posted by me are mine and mine alone,and not representing views of my teammates and or sponsor(s)